“She died, and left to meThis heath, this calm and quiet scene,The memory of what has been,And never more will be.”
“Livia stole quietly away from the scene of the beauty. She left Blake, but she never stopped hearing his music that night.”
“She knew enough to recognize that memories were crowding in, and there was nothing he could do. They wouldn’t let him speak. She would never know what scenes were driving that turmoil.”
“We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening”
“The king that "never dies" here has been replaced by the king that always dies, and suffers death more cruelly than other mortals.”
“Sometimes instead of creating a scene it’s better to quietly slip out of the scene, practically unseen. It saves a lot of drama, unless of course you’re into more drama in your life, in which case, go ahead and make a scene, see what happens.”