Blanchefleur felt a quick rush of affection for her. When the world frowned, Branwen went on smiling. There was a heart of steel under all that froth and bubble.

Do not deceive yourself, Gawain. There are black places in the heart of every man.

Oh, Perceval, a falcon is born to hunt, and so are you. One day you will hunt indeed--but not yet." "Why? Am I not ready?"She looked at him sadly and said, "Give me a little longer.

Look out your window on a morning in spring, ten or twenty years hence, and perhaps you'll see me coming.

With the possible exception of clothes, beauty salons and Frank Sinatra, there are few subjects all women agree upon.

A glass of water with peace is better than several glasses of wine with trouble. Here's a glass of water . . . Cheers to the good life

Not only is love blind, it’s a little hard of hearing.

The tattoo is there not because I believe there is something wrong with me. It's there to remind me that our flaws are our strengths

To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation.

Every small, unselfish action nudges the world into a better path. An accumulation of small acts can change the world.

If life really begins at forty, then all poor people die in their teens.

Who owns history? Everyone and no one--which is why the study of the past is a constantly evolving, never-ending journey of discovery.

The progress of the natural sciences in modern times has of course so much exceeded all expectations that any suggestion that there may be some limits to it is bound to arouse suspicion.

Even in Kyoto/Hearing the cuckoo's cry/I long for Kyoto