“Look there. Regina pointed toward the northern sky. Polaris.Viktor looked up. The constant north star, one of mans most dependable guides.Polaris will be waiting for us there when we are old and ha...”

“Viktor looked at the older mans nightshirt, robe, and nightcap. His lips quirked into a smile. The hour is late, and the household sleeps. How is it that you are still awake?I knew you would be kno...”

“Do not feed that beggar. Hamlet, lie down. The dog ignored her.Down, Viktor ordered, his deep voice stern. The dog whined and then lay down. The prince looked at her. You need to be more forceful.I...”

“Look there.” Regina pointed toward the northern sky. “Polaris.”Viktor looked up. “The constant north star, one of man’s most dependable guides.”“Polaris will be waiting for us there when we are old...”

“The money is mine, not yours,” Reginald reminded her. “You ungrateful wretch. I found you an earl to marry, and your son will be an earl.”“You chose yourself a son-in-law,” Regina said. “You traded...”

“Viktor looked at the older man’s nightshirt, robe, and nightcap. His lips quirked into a smile. “The hour is late, and the household sleeps. How is it that you are still awake?”“I knew you would be...”

“Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine.”

“I know that the whole pointthe only pointis tofind the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse tolet them go.”

“No one lived forever. But you fought for every minute you could get. Bought a little more with a lot of hard work.”

“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.”

“Balancing your money is the key to having enough.”

“...when women gain control over spending, less family money is devoted to instant gratification and more for education and starting small businesses.”

“There are far too many people that waste their time telling themselves that they dont have enough time.”