Quotes About Commitment

Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to.

I have saved this afternoon for you.

That is the reason. I keep Wishwood alive To keep the family alive, to keep them together, To keep me alive, and I live to keep them.

Because love does not do sums, but instead make choices, and then gives its all.

Love. Tired old jokes aside, a real, powerful love does have one thing in common with Hell itself: it burns everything else out of you.

Doctor Morgenes once told me that, in old Khand, they would kill the king's wives and concubines when he died, so that they could accompany him to the next life. Dear Simon, [Miriamele] said. I will leave word in my testament that they are not to kill you when I die. And I will do the same for you, dear Miri. But you may feel free to leap into my grave, as long as it's your own idea.

And what about lovers, like in the stories? Do they get married?" "Oh, yes. And sometimes they stay in love, but sometimes they don't. I would say it's one of the more untrustworthy reasons for marriage.

If only men would do what they should.

On a harsh expedition, there's no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.

Osman and Prideep had been in my employment for some weeks. Every Friday I would take the to lunch. It was the high point of their calender. During the meal I would harangue them as a reminder of what they had been hired for: but my orations never seemed to increase their output. I realised later that, in the East, a commitment to produce does not automatically accompany employment.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," comes from ancient Persia.

Alanna: All I know is that I'm to jump when I'm told and I have no free time.

I believe in deeds, not words.

Why does this mean so much to you, Jon? The Prince turned. Because he's my friend. Because I always know where he stands, and where I stand with him. Because I think he'd die for me and--and I think I'd die for him. Is that enough?

I want to marry her, when I grow up to be a man.

We're on a hunt, Cooper. When you're on a hunt, you do whatever it takes.

When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.

She promised herself that from now on she would try to sit as close to Neal as possible. She could not kick someone eight chairs away.

Few people are wise enough to know they might not be ready for such a venture. Too many rush to wed, only to discover they know little about what they're getting into

And I think Alanna would quote Sean Connery from The Untouchables to you: At the end of your shift, go home alive. She would say, Don't think about being brave or working hard--just do what you need to do. When you look back, you'll be surprised to see that this was exactly enough.

I respect you heaps, lady knight. I'd've thrown myself off a bridge, getting this assignment. You, you're there with lists and plans. You listen to every flap-mouthed bumpkin who thinks he can do your task better, and you answer with a smile and thanks. Why, you've inspired me to be a blessing to my fellow bumpkin, just like you.

But I've only been at this mage business four years. I have some catching up to do—

Whatever she was, he would love her until they died

if she ever married, she hoped that she would have as much fun with it as Kol and Matazi seemed to.