“the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it”

“Before anything else I was a woman who was capable of passion and who had a great need and a great desire for love.”

“Stars in the night,' he said. 'Something something something something, some delight”

“He must desire the scent of the smoke of their sacrifice.”

“Some women attract desire. Others do not.”

“We are both people of faith," he said quietly. "Our enemies should be the people who have no faith, neither in their God, nor in others, nor in themselves. The people who should face our crusade should be those who bring cruelty into the world for no reason but their own power. There is enough sin and wickedness to fight, without taking up arms against people who believe in a forgiving God and who try to lead a good life.”

“Ill wishing is a curse on the woman who does it, as well as the one who receives it. When you put such words out in the world, they can overshoot-like an arrow. A curse can go beyond your target and harm another. A wise woman curses very sparingly. I would hope that you never curse at all.""Bless you my daughter, and may you remain pure in heart and get your desires.”