“To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it”

“The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.”

“There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.”

“One must gauge one's trust carefully.”

“It's funny, how one can look back on a sorrow one thought one might well die of at the time, and know that one had not yet reckoned the tenth part of true grief.”

“All knowledge is worth having.”

“After you, it's all cheap tequila.”