Blessed is the mind which, during prayer, is insensible to all things.

I wanted a life of adventure. I wanted to travel. I wanted to work my way up to being Somebody. I wanted to leave a mark on the Earth and be remembered.

Mercy laughed. “You have to excuse them—boys suffer from an incurable disability.” “What?” “Testosterone.

So now it's space and time, " he said. "You ever watch Doctor Who on PBS?""All the time, " she said dryly, "on the BBC. And don't think I wouldn't sell my soul for a TARDIS.

When anarchy is declared, the first thing we do, let's kill all the anarchists.

One of the keystones of romantic love - and also of the ecstatic religion practiced by mystics - is the powerful desire to become one with the beloved.

We need to remember that though we make our friends, God has made our neighbors – everywhere. Love should have no boundary; we should have no narrow loyalties.

The impact of falling in love for the first time has a special place in our arhitecture.

Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.

I saw all of the films [based on The Tempest] available, including the one with Helen Mirren in which Prospero is Prospera - you wonder, "Would it work?" But it does, because anything she does works.

Speaking of Sonya...I was thinking of something earlier. Something Wolfe said." "Why, Adrian. Were you paying attention after all?" "Don't start,Sage," he warned.(p 211)