She had been a solitary child, and then solitary as a woman, drawn into an orbit of her own that took her away from others, even those who would be her friends.

There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.

By things so achingly small are lives measured and marred.

A hand fought best when it made a fist.

What mortal knew the way their fate line would run?

When I'm all grown up, come what may, I'll build a boat to carry me away

Bright star of Eanna, forgive me the manner of this, but you are the harbor of my soul’s journeying.

[We let] the universality of fantasy, of once upon a time, allow escapist fiction to be more than just that - to also bring us home.

You have no idea how dearly I wish you were of my blood. My daughter, granddaughter. Will you allow me to take pride in what you are?"-- Sandre to Catriana

Tigana, let my memory ofyou be like a blade in mysoul.

I have been made to realize tonight that there are limits to what I wish to do or see done for any cause.

That’s love: Two lonely persons keep each other safe and touch each other and talk to each other.

a spiritual life without prayer is like the gospel without Christ.

They say you can judge a person by their book, but I say they will hide under the covers.

You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason---if you pick the proper postulates.

There is a certain degree of steampunkishness that creeps into my books.

The more wit we have, the less satisfied we are with it.

C.M. Punk...I think you're a nerd

Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.

How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?

There's nothing harder than going on TV and saying something that you don't believe. I don't do that anymore.