“Only insofar as you enjoy being sorry, my dear, which, while it is a considerable amount, occurs only after the fact, thus making it a singularly ineffective deterrent, yes?”

“It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others”

“Yes my lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers”

“As ever, his grief made my heart ache. "Ambition is a dangerous thing," I murmured. "One can harbor it unknowing, only to find it sparked into life when the opportunity presents itself.”

“After you, it's all cheap tequila.”

“It is a fine line, in all of us, between civilization and savagery. To any who think they would never cross it, I can only say, if you have never known what it is to be utterly betrayed and abandoned, you cannot know how close it is.”

“What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't indulge the kid inside you every now and then?”