“Jewels can be replaced, cousin. Independence, once lost, cannot.”
“Things can be cleaned and replaced. Great moments cannot afford to be lost.”
“A man cannot own a woman, cousin. He can only... He can only love her.”
“Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.”
“I suppose that having lost true love once, I never wanted to replace it with a lukewarm approximation that would only serve to make me remember it forever.”
“A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”