Arthur, their young king, like a hero out of legend.

A priestess of Avalon does not lie. But I am cast out of Avalon, and for this, and unless it is all to be for nothing, I must lie, and lie well and quickly

To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom.

The Goddess does not shower her gifts on those who reject them.

Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly, 'for indeed the words we speak make shadows of what is to come, and by speaking them we bring them to pass, my king.

Love is the only prayer I know.

I have called on the Goddess and found her within myself

There are ignorant priests and ignorant people, who are all too ready to cry sorcery if a woman is only a little wiser than they are!

The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.

A friend of ours has a hobby doing genealogy, and we found out that we were cousins in the ninth degree, that we had a common ancestor on the Mayflower.

Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go.

Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.

I used to not be really honest with girls and then I dropped a song called 'Starry Room' and then I started turning over a new leaf.

Smart people duck when they hear the dread announcement 'I'm going to be perfectly honest with you.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

I did not grow up with people, you know, pounding in my head, 'This is what you've got to do, this is what you're going to do.

I have never painted a recent picture.

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

Cruelty is not a literary value.