“True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.”

“Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.”

“There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.”

“There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.”

“If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.”

“We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.”

“[Patricia Highsmith] was a figure of contradictions: a lesbian who didn't particularly like women; a writer of the most insightful psychological novels who, at times, appeared bored by people; a mi...”

“Lucien studied the wine in his goblet. "You dont hold on to power by being everyones friend. And among the faeries, lesser and High Fae alike, a firm hand is needed. Were too powerful, and too bore...”

“The world is drowning in weirdness and lies......and here we are, so used to it that we're actually bored!”

“There is no friendship in trade.”

“Peace is a natural effect of trade.”

“Our relations with the Indians have been governed chiefly by treaties and trade, or war and subjugation.”