Spontaneity is the province of youth

Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?

The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart

And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.

Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear

If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised

To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it

Well, I was living it, but a shared dream half-lived is a hollow thing

All paths are present, always... and we can but choose among them.

Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.

Sometimes what we want or don't want doesn't matter in the end. Sometimes magic doesn't listen after all.

When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.

Release yourself from the power you've invested in your mirror and those around you - take control of who you are and how you feel!

Control your destiny or somebody will.

The same thing I applied to football, I applied to trying to be an actor and hopefully it came off well.

And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert

If infants are ready to do something, they will do it. In fact, when they are ready, they have to do it.

When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.

The journey is the destination. The process you're in is the goal. Success is never defined by the outcome but by the process.

This is a collaborative enterprise," she says. "You have to surround yourself with good people and help them to do what they do well, as opposed to micromanaging.