That's what you got for being a servant of no ambition: a shrunken life, hung up like a gibbet as a warning to others.

For all the books in his possession, he still failed to read the stories written plain as day in the faces of the people around him.

In the yard of the inn, Daffy Cadwaladyr introduced himself. "Short for Davyd, " he said pleasantly.The Londoner looked as if she'd never heard a sillier name in her life.

The crow flew closer, as if to hear its praises.

Sometimes words were like glass that broke in her mouth.

I may have had moments of regret in my life, but you know, they wouldn't add up to an hour.

And tonight Mary could taste bitterness going down like a nut, settling in her stomach. It planted itself, put down roots, and began to grow, nourished on her dark blood.

Sarie is such a comely girl, " he said to them, "even the evil spirits will be heartbroken to see her hurt."- King Chuka

God’s plan is for every believer to be married to Christ

What's the name of that famous museum in Paris? The Louvre? I went through that place in 20 minutes.

Faith is never identical with piety.

For one man is my world of all the men this wide world holds; O love, my world is you.

It must be of the spirit if we are to save the flesh.

Feeling essentially superior to other people is as sure a sign of poor self-esteem as feeling essentially inferior.

Having personal things in balance is more important than the other.

No great movement designed to change the world can bear to be laughed at or belittled. Mockery is a rust that corrodes all it touches.

Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle .... They conquer by strategy.