One moment several things are possible, the next moment only one happens, and the rest don't exist. Except that other worlds have sprung into being, on which the did happen.

You cannot change what you are, only what you do.

We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair.

All good things pass away.

If there is a war to be fought, we don’t consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not to fight.

You speak of destiny as if it was fixed.

There’s been terrible things we seen, en’t there? And more a coming, more’n likely. So I think I’d rather not know what’s in the future. I’ll stick to the present.

When you live for many hundreds of years, you know that every opportunity will come again.

That’s the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.

Hope holds you fast like an anchor so you don't give way.

when you're young you do think that things last forever unfortunately they don't Lyra.

Our private tastes in books showed a hint of our secret selves.

The thought came to me that perhaps it is the loving that counts, not the being loved in return - that perhaps true loving can never know anything but happiness.

The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts.

Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way

...if a man comes to his fortieth year, and has any understanding at all, he has virtually seen - thanks to their similarity - all possible happenings, both past and to come.

I think it's what fiction is for: to illuminate that gap between our secret selves and our more visible and apparent ones.

Buy less, buy better, and really wear it.

Reality is only possible if you are in the realm of joy.

You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can.

If anything, we haven't changed much since we [with Venuse Williams] were kids. We really are the same people.