We’re to be married. Does it matter if I permit it?”“To me it does, yes, ” says Merek. “And I imagine you, like me, appreciate the illusion of having a choice, even when illusion is all it is.

I’ve learned that being alone and being lonely are not the same thing. Once I was surrounded by people and lonely for it, but now I’m alone and I’ve never been so content.

Forgive me again.” He lifts the carafe and refreshes his goblet. “What happened to those two children who laughed at dandelion fuzz?” he says softly. “Are they gone forever, do you think?

But I want you, ” he smiles at me. “Not just to make me a king. I’ve always wanted you. Despite it all, you are still the bride I would choose. I do choose you.

If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.

Who knows nothing base Fears nothing known.

Every decision we make has to be evaluated in light of our life-changing commitment to being a servant of Christ and His kingdom.

Violence should not always beget more violence.

Rack your brains, that should only take a couple of seconds.

I've started to kind of hate people, and it's not because I have anything against them. It's just, I enjoy it. It's recreation.

And the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us.

It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something.

The sin of pride is the sin of sins; in which all subsequent sins are included, as in their germ; they are but the unfolding of this one.

Nature's a tranquilizer as you get older.