Patience is hardest when it comes to love, especially love that creates an almost obsessive passion inside yourself to love the other person beyond what it costs you. How do you wait for someone you loved to come back to you? There is always a chance that you will be waiting forever, and that they will never come, but if they do…every ounce of waiting is worth the weight of all the diamonds in the world.

In books, often the bad guys have a story too, and sometimes it is just as tragic as the hero’s.

You can see opposition and imposition or you can see an opportunity. As a part of the Slytherin House, I choose to see opportunity. If you’ve chosen to see opposition, and I seize your opportunity, I assure you that it is less selfless and more self-serving. In these situations you’ll walk away thanking me, but I’ll be all the richer for reaping the benefits of my choice, while you will walk away never knowing what you could have had.

New love can heal lost loves, but it cannot make you forget.

Sometimes there are fine lines between people who are considered "patriots" and those who are considered "terrorists".

He became a dark paramour, her muse, and she knew that muses had a tendency to kill those they inspired. She could feel him seeping into her, like the chill. She knew she would never be rid of him now. She was his forever, and she didn't even know what he was thinking of.

The art of chess is akin to the art of war itself; full of strategy and cunning, yet clever placements.

Do not fear your failures. More importantly, do not fear your successes. For if you let fear cripple you from acting, then you will stay stagnant forever.

A war without a strategy cannot be won. Then it is merely a battle where more lives are lost than necessary.

Discretion is a girl's best friend. Learn when to use it, and when to let it slip.