“In the dead of night I stirred. Wakefulness flowed back into me. I was a cup full of sorrow, but that sorrow was stilled, like a pain that abates as long as one does not move.”

“Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest.”

“I found myself speaking softly as if I were telling an old tale to a young child. And giving it a happy ending, when all know that tales never end, and the happy ending is but a moment to catch one...”

“Be very chary of telling your hoarded secrets. Many lose all power once they have been divulged.”

“There would always be dishonorable things done to preserve the honor of any power.”

“What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible.... Be ve...”

“Have you ever dealt with people who have lost everything in just an hour? In the morning you leave the house where your wife, your children, your parents live. You return and you find a smoking pit...”

“Success is the best revenge.”

“Revenge sex is not something we seek, but once in your mouth it can be liberating if you just swallow.”

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. Corrie ten Boom”

“Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have. It doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, just empties today of its strength.”

“Past tears are present strength.”