Spontaneity is the province of youth
Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen.
“Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?”
“Love as thou wilt”
“All paths are present, always... and we can but choose among them.”
“The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart”
“The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.”
“And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.”
“Youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness.”
“Youth is like having a big plate of candy. Sentimentalists think they want to be in the pure, simple state they were in before they ate the candy. They don't. They just want the fun of eating it al...”
“The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.”