“Saliva mucusque”

“I want to remake the world; anything less is not worth the trouble.”

“I want to remake the whole world; anything less is not worth the trouble.”

“. . . . I cannot escape my life but can only use my determination and courage to make it the best I can.”

“She was not as stupid as some I have had, and better company, but still perhaps her going was for the best. She was not what I needed.""Because I failed," whispered Alyce in the shadows."Because she gave up," continued the midwife. "I need an apprentice who can do what I tell her, take what I give her, who can try and risk and fail and try again and not give up...”

“Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life.”

“I watched the early morning light pass over and through the windows of colored glass, leaving streaks of red and green and yellow on the stone floor. When I was little, I used to try and capture the colored light. I thought I could hold it in my hand and carry it home. Now I know it is like happiness-- it is there or it is not, you cannot hold it or keep it.”