“If he had to wish, what would he wish for, he asked himself. What was there to wish for... a wish asked for the unattainable. The impossible.”

“The power of a woman was different, he decided: sly, fearless, changeable as the moods of the sea, but he knew instinctively that that was the power against which his own would be measured.”

“But memories got left behind while you kept walking on; every time you had to retrace your steps further to return to your memories, and sometimes it was better not to turn back at all.”

“...unhappiness was something you got used to or something that passed.”

“None of you believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”

“The law?" I asked curiously. "What law's that, Leo?""The law of service. He who wishes to live must serve, but he who wishes to rule does not live long.”

“If you could wish on a star right now, what would you wish for?"I ask him."For time to stop."Why?"He shrugs. "Cause I could live forever at this moment. ”