“I've survived revolution, war, and over a decade on this continent," the Burgrave reflected. "But by all the ghosts of the hundred emperors, I think fatherhood will finally do me in.”

“I did wonder if I'd have cause to rue my action. Now I believe it can safely be filed under Necessary Regrets.”

“Sometimes, insatiable curiosity and compassion are all that life requires of us.”

“Curiosity is the one thing invincible in Nature.”

“If spectacle is lacking in everyday life, it may be because we have forgotten where and how to look.”

“Hope is a curious thing. You always seem to loose it when you most need it.”

“There are things that make no sense,that seem unreal,that cant be grasped or understoodor explained,that maybe dont even existAnd still, somehow, those wonderful things touch and change our lives.I...”

“Curious that it is impossible for a man to be original without attracting around him a set of unoriginal minds, as though he were a honey-pot and they the flies!”

“We may have agreed to end it kitty , but that didnt inlcude being warm and kind to me as a human”