Another relative?" Valek asked.A broad smile stretched Moon Man's lips. "Yes. I am her mother's uncle's wife'sthird cousin."--Valek and Moon Man

Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.

Pushing magic toward the candle, I willed it to light. Nothing happened.Irys made a strangled sound and the candle burned. “Are you directing your magic to the candle?”“Yes. W

They were my family, yet they were strangers.

Don't judge what you don't know.

Good food, fresh water, and an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That's what everyone should have. A simplistic and unrealistic view I knew, but it soothed me.

Of course, you didn't want our help. Now I have to go beat up some soldier just to keep my ego intact.

Fourteen years without a mother had me believe I could be stoic when I finally met her.

The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.

There are two reasons why we don't trust people, First, we don't know them. Second, we know them.

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.

Jowett, in his day, did probably more than any other single man to let some fresh air into the exhausted atmosphere of the [Oxford] common rooms, and to widen the intellectual horizons of the place.

In the States, entrepreneurs inspire a lot of people and are respected for creating jobs. That makes people dream and feel happy for their country.

Why not give Christianity a trial?

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions

Cervantes said the journey's better than the end. Practices, to me, were the journey.

Yesterday is a memory and tomorrow is a dream. Today is the day to make your mark—to make a difference.

I do like to treat myself, I just don't do it very often.