When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.

He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.

In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.

And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.

But is it not a sort of genius to cut always to the heart?

She wants you to be a god, " I told him."I know." His face twisted with embarrassment, and in spite of itself my heart lightened. It was such a boyish response. And so human. Parents, everywhere.

Patroclus, ' he said. He was always better with words than I.

For who can be ashamed to lose to such beauty?

Wealth and reputation were the things our people had always killed for.

There is no honour in betraying your friends.

This and this and this.

Gerald's look assured her that he and the others would be as near angels as children could be without ceasing to be human.

Don’t waste time. Avoid the company of wasteful people who lack the desire to achieve. Become assertive and action-oriented.

Charity should always be a constant.

[My mother] is much more musical, and by the time I started writing songs - by the time I was about 17 - she started to believe in me, musically.

Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred.

The only thing I can count on daily is the unexpected.

What is of most moment of compassion is not feelings of pity but feelings of togetherness.

I create my own lyrics. I have a great band. I have a drummer from East Berlin.

I pay a lot of attention to box office because I understand it. TV ratings? I don't know how to interpret them, since I'm new to TV, so I'm just going to wait for somebody to tell me.

Spiritual matters should be private.