It went well enough at first. One need not be able to name a danger to sense and avoid it.
It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.
He is searching for an answer for which no question exists.
But to force growth is to kill it.
As much as I might wish for a reason I could understand, in my heart, and not only in the dark intuitive part of me that shuddered away from such comprehension, it would never come.
Alas for we who are mortal, and are denied the luxury of dramatic license. We mus live, and go onward.
The gods answer our prayers sideways at best.
Yes my lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers
The keeping of secrets from adults is oft the only power a child may hope to possess.
Take care of her, he bid his servants, weariness and profound satisfaction draining his voice, shrugging into silk robes, bowing in my direction. Treat her gently. They did, I trust; I don’t remember...
Soon never comes soon enough to a young child.
Our eyes met. We had so very many shared memories between us, Bao and I. Some were wonderous, and some were terrible. Some were both.
You can’t separate the means from the cause, Brigitta. In theory, perhaps, but not in practice. We are dealing in realities here.
Vengeance and love didn’t make for good bedfellows.
This is the secret that none dares tell who fights for a cause. Dying, we are all alike.
There is a madness in love.
There are others. There will be others. Other heroes, other heroines. Other prophecies to fulfill, other adversaries to despise. There will be stories told and forgotten, and reinvented anew until one...
The fact that he might have other things to do with his time than spend it shepherding his master's head-strong, thousand-ducat-a-night through one of the most unsavory quarters of the City never cro...
The enemy of fear is love, for it is in loving others that we set aside our own personal fears, holding their safety and well-being as our highest regard.
My thanks, Master. He waved his hand. It is what I do. If you wish to thank me, do a kindness for someone in need.