“Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it”

“To look at a star by glances - to view it in a side-long way, by turning toward it the exterior portions of the retina (more susceptible of feeble impressions of light than the interior), is to behold the star distinctly - is to have the best appreciation of its lustre - a lustre which grows dim just in proportion as we turn our vision fully upon it.”

“Knowledge was always the power that kept the Universe in its place and the stars turning in their orbits.”

“You're my lodestar – that's the one that sailors followed, the Pole Star that took them safely home to harbour.” he said.“And I suppose you're like a shooting star” she responded “Always travelling in unexpected directions”And like a shooting star, he had disappeared over the edge of her world, taking all the light and leaving her in cold darkness.”

“Social systems proceed by (usually) covering up the brutalities upon which they are based. The doctor doesn't let you get to his door and then turn you away, rather his home address is hard to find. The government handcuffs you so they don't have to shoot you trying to escape. And so on.”

“Moments of their secret life together burst like stars upon his memory.”