'From the sun-drenched south slopes of Gris, where grow the finest grapes this world has seen. Is mine an informed opinion, you are wondering? Most assuredly so, lass, since I hold a majority interest in said vineyards -'

'There's little value in seeking to find reasons for why people do what they do, or feel the way they feel. Hatred is a most pernicious thing, finding root in …

'With ever greater frequency they annihilate themselves, for success breeds contempt for those very qualities that purchased it.'

'Wise words are like arrows flung at your forehead. What do you do? Why, you duck of course.'