If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised
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.”
“I am the perfect version of me.”
“But if you tame me, then weshall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, Ishall be unique in all the world.”
“I don't want the world to keep turning without me on it.”
“Not everyone may not think the way you do.”
“I think you're wrong.""Think what you like.”
“To think, to think, even with a split second left - to think was the only hope.”