My king, I do not know all things but I do know that we mortals cannot orchestrate for the gods what they have agreed to accomplish.

Mother, I share your concern, but I do not know how to be afraid of what I cannot change."- Sari

We have accepted it as our unique problem and the fate of our kingdom and have found ways to live on without the sun. We all can be happy if we choose to be."- Sari

Not so long afterwards it was broad day light in Iluji for the first time ever.

Sarie is such a comely girl, " he said to them, "even the evil spirits will be heartbroken to see her hurt."- King Chuka

Father, you are asking me to sacrifice the only girl I love so you can openly have the woman you love.

When you are the answer that must remain hidden, then you have everything to be worried about when so much people are asking the same question.” - Sari

If I say you are not free to associate with me, it also means I too am not free to associate with you. I might call you the slave but not less bound by the slavery I have created."- Prince Ikan

Love does not judge.

You don’t influence people by commanding them. When you are doing that, you are a manipulator and not a leader.

Helianthus snorted. “Olorun is like his mother: he will only change as the face of a rock changes. But . . . I think he missed you.

The second you think that you are something is the same second you confirm that you are nothing

Can't abide adventure. 'Adventure' is a word people use to put a shine on lack of preparation and surviving through dumb luck.

That was the worst truth of all: alone. The word was a kind of death.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

Photographers should follow their own judgment, and not the fads and dictates of others.

I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.

The internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes.