as was his way, once he acknowledged the problem, he set about finding a means to resolve it

When does he ever think?" Richard straddled a chair and accepted a wind cup from Raoul. "If he were to sell his brain, he could claim it had never been used.", Chapter 7

Statecraft and kingship were not for the faint of heart

It is not easy to be stranded between two worlds, the sad truth is that we can never feel completely comfortable in either world

Twilight was laying claim to the cité, and the sky was a deepening shade of lavender, spangled with stars and fleecy clouds the colour of plums.

Get some sleep. Our troubles will still be there on the morrow

To be a success you need to have persistence of drive, persistence of vision, and persistence of action. You will be doing yourself a disservice by not staying resilient.

I keep a diary in order to enter the wonderful secrets of my life. If I didn't write them down, I should not probably forget all about them.

I have no regrets, because I've done everything I could to the best of my ability.

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.

Language is a personality as well. People are different when they speak different languages.

I've thought about going back to school.

They memorize everything and learn... nothing.

I don’t care how old I live! I just want to be living while I am living!

If we get the right people in the right job we've won the game.

A lot could happen in a week. Just look at the last one.