We can deal with tomorrow when tomorrow’s here.[to Iris]
They say, if you wanna go fast, go alone. If you wanna go far, go together.
There’s that word “soon,” it’s the most imprecise thing in the world. What is soon? A few hours? A few days? Years? A hundred years? A thousand years? Ask my Father in heaven how long a thousand years is. Then talk to me about “soon.”[to Simon]
The longer they elude you, the more satisfying the catch.[to Zeff]
That’s how you do things. You don’t interrupt. You wait.
Roses bloom in the sun, and the whole world sees their beauty. They make themselves visible. Much rarer is the beauty that reveals itself at night. This is why I love lilies. Their greatest strength is kept to themselves and revealed only to those who have the patience to earn it.
Revenge is like gold. It does not rust. It will wait.
Persistence is the key to everything. Patience and persistence.
Patience, like most things, comes at a price.[to Trovere]
Patience is the most overrated virtue.
Patience is not always a virtue. The passage of time does not always reap benefits, and perhaps good things do not always come to those who wait. However, there are some very special joys well worth waiting for.
Panic is the fool’s meal. We would be wiser to sup on patience.[to Nori]
