But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.

And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.

Peace is not happenstance. It is a living fire that must be fed constantly. It must be tended to with vigilance, else it dies out.

You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.

But the past cannot be changed, and we carry our choices with us, forward, into the unknown. We can only move on.

There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.

When she can't bring me to heal with scolding, she bends me to shape with guilt.

Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed.

War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so.

Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.

To each his own magic.

Hope is the believe that the promised will be fulfilled.

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.

I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last

Every burden prepares you for eternity.

Attitude is an inward thought that wiggles its way out.

Sometimes language is not enough.

I have your word?” “You trust my word?” “You’re an idealistic fool. Of course.

I don't ever want to be a person that I'm not. A lot of girls fall into the trap where they are trying to impress other people, and that's the time when they lose themselves.

Whatever emotions you're going through, you somehow seek out the people that are going through similar emotions or that maybe have something you need.

. . . it's not just the people we love, but the people we let love us back who show us how high we can really soar.