“Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life.”

“the flute is the true magical rod that changes all it touches in the inward world; an enchanter's wand at which the secret depths of the soul open. The inward world is the true world," said Vult; "...”

“Courage consists, not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing and conquering it.”

“On the church vaulting above was the clock-face of eternity, void of number and serving as its own hand, only one black finger was pointing and the dead wanted to tell the time by it.”

“Fine minds are seldom fine souls.”

“Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness or else forgiving another.”

“I want my world to start and end with you.”

“You know how you have a good meal and you got gravy left on the plate. The gravy was so good that you dont want to leave it on the plate but you dont want to be a pig about it? So you take your bre...”

“She rubbed her cheek on his chest like a sleepy cat. I like when you hold me.Dios, she was going to break his heart. I like when I hold you too.”