“Love's merciless, the way it travels in and keeps emitting light.”

“Enemies of art are the opposite of the Sun; they emit darkness instead of light!”

“It is impossible to travel faster than light, and certainly not desirable, as one’s hat keeps blowing off.”

“Sir, to deal with foreign rulers is to deal with lies and deceits. All the time. A French king, a Spanish emperor - any one of them - will swear he is your friend, while in truth he has his own agenda that he is pursuing mercilessly, behind your back. It is the way the world works. The key is to recognise that, accept it, and keep moving. Keep stepping lightly as the squares on a chequerboard shift beneath your feet”

“Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.”

“Winter is much like unrequited love; cold and merciless.”