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

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.

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.

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

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.

Beware of more powerful weapons. They often inflict as much damage to your soul as they do to you enemies.

Every book has an error

Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time.

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

I wish I was a little more gregarious and outgoing

My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.

If you are capable of making good pictures it's immoral not to do so, for whatever reason or excuse you might give.

Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.

I feel that God has given me a very special opportunity that I should not let go to waste. I use the gift he has given me.

We all make decisions. But in the end, our decisions make us.