I learned long ago that it is considered rude to vomit on your brother

A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.

Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.

Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.

The man who fears losing has already lost.

Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.

I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.

A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.

Laughter is poison to fear.

I wanted to see the place where Margaret grew to what she is, even at the worst time of all, when I had no hope of ever calling her mine.

Dismiss any thought that leads to discouragement.

The less worth of a man, the greater his pride.

No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.

Nana...how come being happy and making your dreams come true are two different things? Even now, I still don't know why.

I love intimate details like lingerie, something like a gorgeous silk stocking or exquisite slipper.

When I was at college - that was the first time I tried singing. I played in a band, and people seemed to like it.

I am afforded a bit of easy wonderment in relative comfort as to how humans have lasted so long. Climate- and geography-wise, the planet seems to have little use for us.

Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands.

Sometimes the shots serve as homages to other movies and other directors, like Hitchcock.