When all that surfaces fade, what's left, is what it really matters.

One touch, one look, one kiss... is all it takes for you to send me to the moon and back, and then I realise; this is it! You're him.

Wise is the man who sees beyond what's obvious.

Inner beauty lasts longer than the more obvious seductions, so throw away the miniskirt and thigh-length boots.

But Sir Alistair’s gaze was different. Those other men had looked at her with lust or speculation or crass curiosity, but they hadn’t been looking at her really. They’d been looking at what she represented to them: physical love or a valuable prize or an object to be gawked at. When Sir Alistair stared at her, well, he was looking at her.

A lotus without leaves lacks splendor. A lotus without water is a dying flower attracting no attention. A person without integrity and human compassion is a person lacking meaningful life just like a lotus without leaves and water.