“Yet beauty is a shallow thing. So fleeting. Strength, intelligence, spirit, these things can be far more appealing than what lies on the surface of a thing. And power, of course. For power, true power, can last forever.”

“Such things are even more important when we’re alone, so that we might remember who we are and who we can no longer be.”

“Change can be a good thing.”

“A conscience can be a dangerous thing”

“No matter how old you get, no matter how far you’ve strayed, a mother can always see right through you.”

“You aren’t exactly best friends with the truth yourself.”

“Everyone has an ulterior motive. Everyone wants something, and everyone is willing to do whatever they haveto in order to get it. Regardless of who winds up hurt in the process.”