“ Harper to your word be trueHolder, crafter you also hewTo honesty, integrity, and respectAll others without regard to intellect Anne McCaffrey
“ There’s a reason that some of our oldest and most important stories start with Once upon a time . . . Tucked among the fantastical characters and magical other-worlds are profound truths. Lloyd Alexan… Anne McCaffrey
“ To cry was to release all sorts of ugly little pressures and tensions. Like waking out of a long, dark dream to a sun-filled day. Anne McCaffrey
“ Some folk, too, believe what the loudest talker says. And some folk because it frightens them not to. Anne McCaffrey
“ I feel obliged to explain that I thought for quite a few years that I had lost my daughter to pirates during the Phoenix incident, she said. The first thing anyone knew, the legitimate colony was gone… Anne McCaffrey
“ The AI told her not long ago that her Why? period might have been the shortest on record - because Mum and Dad answered every Why? in detail AND made sure she understood, so she wouldn't ask that part… Anne McCaffrey
“ Given the infinite variety of human personalities, it was impossible to like everyone. Anne McCaffrey
“ It is time to end a story that began in sorrow and ordeal and has ended in a deep and lasting happiness. May it be so for others. Anne McCaffrey
“ It became a requirement of those in hazardous professions, or those with highly desirable dominant characteristics of intelligence or physical perfection, to donate sperm and ova to what became known… Anne McCaffrey
“ Drummer, beat, and piper, blowHarper, strike, and soldier, goFree the flame and sear the grassesTil the dawning Red Star passes Anne McCaffrey
