"Madness also makes folks uneasy; they fear contagion."

"For what was art, she thought, but the heart and soul made visible."

"There is no liar like the one who lies to himself. He has a fool indeed for an audience."

"Princesses did not make scenes. One needed to be a queen to do that."

"Looking backward was an old man’s drug."

"Know, my son, that the enemy will always be with you. He will be in the shadow of your dreams and in your living fles…"

"Overhead the swallows dipped down to catch bugs rising from the ground. Then they soared back up beyond the barracks.…"

"She filled the pot, got out a new filter, threw the old one onto the garbage, and counted out five tablespoons of Col…"

"“I’ll drive. You navigate.” He grinned. “I judge people by how well they read maps.”"

"Fifteen years can be a long or a short time, depending upon whether one is immortal or not."