Susanna Kearsley

The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.

Whatever time we have," he said, "it will be time enough.

But life, if nothing else, had taught her promises weren't always to be counted on, and what appeared at first a shining chance might end in bitter disappointment.

Men who watch, and say little, very often are much wiser than the men they serve.

Ye'll never best your fears until ye face them.

Ever try to hold a butterfly? It can't be done. You damage them," he said. 'As gentle as you try to be, you take the powder from their wings and they won't ever fly the same. It's kinder to let them go.

Knowing that the battle will not end the way he wishes does not make it any less worthwhile the fight.

Tis never the place, but the people one shares it with who are the cause of our happiest memories.

Life is always uncertain,'he said with a shrug. 'We cannot let the fear of what might happen stop us living as we choose.