"I cannot speak. Some things must not be told to princes... My wizard is worn out... Nothing is to follow but the gold…"

"Your highness shall know your fate, since your blindness drives you to it... Let her hear, for since she wanted to kn…"

"Do not try to irritate me. I am but the instrument of a higher Power, used to enlighten you. Insult fate and it will …"

"Is it fault of mine that truth is so awful as to produce such effects? Did I seek out the princess, and beg to be pre…"

"She saw it in the gap which I tore in the veil over the future. That future which has appeared so awful to your royal…"

"Is it fault of mine, I say, if this future, revealed to you as a holy woman, should be shown to me as a precursor; an…"

"Perchance your prayers will earn your grace, but then you will see nothing of what comes to pass, as you will rest in…"

"Alas, is it your fault, or that of the Creator? Why were you made the angel with the infallible gaze, by whose aid I …"

"What are you saying—and you a Christian woman? Is your creed which bids you return good for evil but a hypocrisy, tha…"

"I am not myself when he is by, but his; whatever he wills, I must do; one look fascinates me and subdues me."