She cried aloud, with a great mourning cry for all that she had never known in this life, and the agony of a bereavement unguessed till this moment.

Love is the only prayer I know.

By what men think, we create the world around us, daily new.

And as men believe, so their world goes." - Merlin

God is one and there is but one God — all else is but the way the ignorant seek to put Gods into a form they can understand...

My love for you is a prayer, she thought. Love is the only prayer I know.

...perhaps mankind must have a time of darkness so that we will one day again know what a blessing is the light.

Beware what you speak, ' said the Merlin very softly, 'for indeed the words we speak make shadows of what is to come, and by speaking them we bring them to pass, my king.

To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom, ” Viviane said. “Then, when you begin to learn, you will not have to forget all the things you think you know.

And I must believe that man has the power to know the right, to choose between good and evil and know that his choice has made a difference...

… but I believe the divine ones will send other great masters to preach the truth to mankind, and that mankind will always receive them with the cross and the fire and the stones

The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.

Who would have thought that a means of communication limited to 140 characters would ever create misunderstanding.

I mean, you can't walk down the aisle in Westminster Abbey in a strapless dress, it just won't happen - it has to suit the grandeur of that aisle, it's enormous.

A very magnanimous statement, Gideon,” said Magnus. “I’m Gabriel.” Magnus waved a hand. “All Lightwoods look the same to me.

But being is making; not only large things, a family, a book, a business; but the shape we give this afternoon, a conversation between friends, a meal.

The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself.

You can't have a great university without a great library.

Salvation is a free gift.

Washington is awash in post-war testosterone.

In all my career, in my ups and downs, I've never had a beauty campaign. This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign. It made me feel really great.