The instinctive attraction of the daughters of high society to noble ideals was probably reinforced by an idea that, in dedicating themselves to the Church, they could escape the sometimes grim realities of marriage. It was not only the problem of vo...
For the last several days I've had the sudden and general urge to buy a new book. I've stopped off at a few bookstores around the city, and while I've looked at hundreds and hundreds of books in that time, I have not found the one book that will sati...
Accept success as a good thing, and invite it into your life. Set today as the starting point for a new life. Every race starts at one point. Every building starts with one stone. Every great work, every dream, every great achievement starts somewher...
Isabelle took out her invitation and waved it like a white flag. "I have an invitation. These"—she indicated the rest of the group with a grand wave of her arm—"are my friends." Magnus plucked the invitation out of her hand and looked at it with ...
Carlito: [voiceover and closing narration] Sorry boys, all the stitches in the world can't sew me together again. Lay down... lay down. Gonna stretch me out in Fernandez funeral home on Hun and Ninth street. Always knew I'd make a stop there, but a l...
Rocco: Anybody *you* think is evil? Connor: Aye. Rocco: Don't you think that's a little weird, a little psycho? Connor: D'you know what I think is psycho, Roc? It's decent men with loving families. They go home every day after work and they turn on t...
Dead news, like dead love, has no phoenix in its ashes.
One must bless the new moon when it is visible in the sky.
Nothing is as new as something which as been long forgotten.
Time heals old pain, while it creates new ones.
Better to wash an old kimono than borrow a new one.
In this world I greet my oldest survivor -- the earth.
Ice in spring is treacherous; new friendships are seldom sure.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Sickness accompanies a waning moon; a new moon cures disease.
In my dreams of this city I am always lost.
Go forth and light the lights of war
As long as I can dream, I will dream of you.
We may not be all that bright, Jace said, but at least we are alive.
A wholesome fear would be a fit guardian for the citizens.
Fish and visitors stink after three days.
