"It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined."
"You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes."
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Source: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman (2009). “Dragons of the Hourglass Mage: Lost Chronicles, Volume Three”, p.185, Wizards of the Coast
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