So long as there are nobles and commoners, the wealthy and the poor, those with power will be heard, and those without ignored. That's the world.

You mortals are like fish swimming in a globe of glass. That globe is your world. You do not see beyond it.

Don't call me 'gentleman'. I work for a livin'.

I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.

What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family.

If you have to hit--hit low.

Do we say, Oh now I'm going to be nice to the weak and the small? Or do we do as we learned when we were pages?