Things are not as they seem. You do not understand. There is no escape. This is all there is.” I had never seen eyes filled with so much sadness.

I no longer knew what was real and what wasn’t. The lines between reality and delusion had become so blurred.

She brushed the tears from their faces and sang them a melancholy lullaby. Her obvious devotion to her daughters pulled at my heart strings, making my chest ache with longing for my own mother.

I felt like I was living two lives. One in the present and one in the past.

Hesitating, I stood in the doorway to the room holding the proof of my sin.

Nausea and panic rose in my throat. I had killed a man.

The poker fell from my trembling hands as my entire body shook with reaction. I fell to my knees, pressed my hands to my face and began to sob. What had I done?

I wanted to soothe and comfort her, the way she had comforted her daughters.

English. That was where I met him.

It hurts! It throbs with pain, the like of which I never felt the half! Mortal flesh would scream again . . . yet demon spirit bids to laugh

People have already dirtied my name too much.

We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it.

Death is not the master of the house, he is only the porter of the king's lodge.

In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.

It's a good idea to pay attention to the world and try to understand how it works rather than how you would like it to work.

Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work.

Everyone is born unique. No comparison is possible. You are you, and I am I.

Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is knowing exactly who one is - and still not caring.