“We’re all trapped in a net of consequences, condemned to paths outside our control. It’s the way of things.”

“Tales within tales. Dreams within dreams. Pattern on pattern and path beyond path. For such short-lived folks, the human kind seem determined to make things as complicated as possible for themselves.”

“You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.”

“But there is one thing you must remember, if you forget all else. There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own vision. All changes in the blink of an eyelid; yet all remains the same.”

“Come, dear heart. Lean on me and let us walk this path together.”

“You may be your own best helper, if you choose the right path.”

“I wept in self-pity, and because I knew you could never go back. You chose your path, and that was it.”