They hurried when they could, and dozed when they had to, hiding in tangles of bloodtwig and heartsease at the edge of the road.

Taggle looked up at her, his amber eyes as deep as the loneliness Kate had felt before he became her friend."The traditional thing, " he said slowly, "involves the river and a sack.

I am not sure I can.""Become sure, " said the cat, his eyes flashing green in the firelight. "Once you leap on a boar's back, you can't sheath your claws.

Often she dreamt she had two wings, and one was frightened, and one was happy.

Taggle was absorbed in the meat pie. ‘It’s covered in BREAD, ’ he huffed. ‘What fool has covered MEAT with BREAD?

The night was white-blind with fog, and Kate staggered over every stone and stumbled in every puddle, but she pushed on as fast as she could.

Be brave. Things will find their shape.

At night the fog was thick and full of light, and sometimes voices.

Well. I am not afraid. But to protect you, Katerina, I will be discreet." Plain Kate considered a cat's idea of discretion, and was frightened.

They're gone. I let them chase me. I led them like a sunbeam and vanished like a shadow.

How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep.

Your strengths are the raw materials that God needs to make your dreams happen.

If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.

Quoting, like smoking, ... is a dirty habit to which I am devoted. But then ... I am a professor of English literature; it is an occupational hazard.

If money is a form of speech, as the Supreme Court has regrettably found, rich donors will always be the loudest speakers.

I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California.

The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them to hear my needs and feelings, I first need to empathize.

You won't win if you don't begin.

Everyone who supports Israel is a Zionist.

The scale of global inequality is quite simply staggering.