“She'd long ago learned that only those with something to lose were afraid of dying.”
“The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them.”
“She felt like parts of her soul were missing, had left her body long ago. It had happened not in Greece three months ago, but long before that. It was in Greece that she'd realized those parts had left her and were not coming back.”
“Long ago she'd clamped an iron shell around her heart and nothing and no one could pry it lose, but deep inside the tender flesh still beat.”
“I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.”