Reading is like breathing. If you take it away, first I become antsy, then violent.

Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.

Anyone who claimed that old age had brought them patience was either lying or senile.

If you can't hide what you are going to do, do it so everybody thinks you are a fool.

When you saw me with a dagger in hand - as if to throw at you - you didn't call for your guards. You didn't fear I was here to kill you. You looked over your shoulder to see what I was aiming at. That's the most loving gesture I think a man could receive from a woman. Unless you'd like to sit on my knee for a while.

A man without trust is a man without life.

Take what you can have. Rejoice in what you can save, and do not mourn your losses for too long.