He was a great poet They lamented.No, he was not a great poet, said Theo, He was a good poet, he could have been better. That's the real loss don't you see?
Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
Often the trouble with magical things. They’re never quite what you’d expect.
You have a point, said Fronto, and even a poet must occasionally bow to logic.
When prophecies give no help, men must find it themselves.
Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepe...
Llonio said life was a net for luck; to Hevydd the Smith life was a forge; and to Dwyvach the Weaver-Woman a loom. They spoke truly, for it is all of these. But you,' Taran said, his eyes meeting the...
If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?
I can't stand people who say 'I told you so.' That's worse than somebody coming up and eating your dinner before you have a chance to sit down.
Gwydion stood as a wolf at bay, his green eyes glittering, his teeth bared.
I, too, shall seek honor. But I shall seek it where I know it will be found.
You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next.
What is the use of studying much when I’m to see nothing at all?
There are heroes and heroes. I don't deny he's acted bravely on occasion. He's fought beside Lord Gwydion and been proud of himself as a chick wearing eagle's feathers. But that's only one kind of bra...
Some days are like that...and what's to be done about it? Nothing, alas, but hope things will brighten, which they very likely won't. But there you are, it's all one can do.
She was the most confusing person he had ever met
Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king--every man...
What! I don't care about being a princess! And since I'm already a young lady, how else could I behave? That's like asking a fish not to swim! ~Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Rega...
Well, said Eilonwy, you can't blame Rhun for being born. I mean, you could, but that wouldn't help matters. It's like kicking a rock with your bare foot.
There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.