Love as thou wilt
Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen.
“Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?”
“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.”
“Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland”
“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”