As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point.

And Phoebe and Sebastian went their separate ways, to the blacksmith shop and the library, after several backward glances that weren’t coordinated enough to allow either to know that the other one was looking.

I’m starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or careless enough to do or say things that hurt someone...

C: What do you get when a giant sneezes?Out of the way. – Marigold

It probably wouldn’t last. It never does. But it would come back around again. That’s how life works. And that’s why it’s important to treasure the peaceful times-so you can persevere through the other kind.

Phoebe was thinking, Insubordinate. What a lovely word. And when was the last time she’d heard a nice-looking young man use it? Why-never, that’s when. What a treat. And to have a ruler who could...

I figured that when there’s no way of knowing what the future holds it’s just as easy to believe it’ll be good as to believe it’ll be bad.

Just bring your wits. Sometimes that’s the most effective weapon any of us has.

Congratulations. You have met your conscience. In my experience, the world is divided between those who have one and those who don’t. And the ones with one are divided into those who will act on...

Secrets have a way of making themselves felt, even before you know there’s a secret.