If a person was kind, respectable, and sensible, they tended to look the handsomer for it.
“I like the truth, even when it does trouble me.”
― Wildwood Dancing
― Wildwood Dancing
“A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world...”
― Cybele's Secret
― Cybele's Secret
“One of the best signs of being fitted for power is reluctance to hold it.”
― The Waterless Sea
― The Waterless Sea
“This life is a dance, not a battle. We are all part of this world, not masters of it.”
― The Waterless Sea
― The Waterless Sea
“It seems to me them that sees an evil thing unfold and don't do nothin' to prevent it, are just as bad as them that does the evil.”
― The Singer of All Songs
― The Singer of All Songs
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