Her hair is full of icy wind and daylight. She is every princess, every queen, in the history book.

The madness of youth made me unafraid.

A strange thing, words. Once they're said, it's hard to imagine they're untrue.

We didn't make ourselves, " she says. "We aren't the greatest things to exist. I can't believe that. I won't believe that. We have too many faults.

People die, and everything they've ever said just echoes around and around. There's nothing new. Only the same nonsense from their lives.

With free will comes inevitable error and misjudgement

All that is gold does not glitter

I'm going to spend it all. . . why leave it to our errors?

Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population.

The Infinite, from which comes the impulse that lead us to activity, is not the highest Reason, but higher than reason; not the highest Goodness, but higher than goodness.

Everyone needs a place where they can go to just ponder for a while. Silence is important; it's the only time you can hear the whispering of truth.

All you do is get on and start pedaling . . .

We are never late. We arrive precisely when we mean to.

The nature of the place...whether high or low, moist or dry, whether sloping north or south, or bearing tall trees or low shrubs...generally gives hint as to its inhabitants.

The best leaders blend courage with compassion.

Depression scares people off. It makes me laugh that it has that kind of effect.