Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments of evil. That was the easiest of your tasks, only a beginnin...
As a boy, he had dreamed of taking a man's place among men; and, as a boy, had deemed himself well fit to do so. Now, amid the grizzled, battle-wise warriors, his strength seemed feeble, his knowledge...
Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add a dash of excitement, a little color, and there you have it.
Adaon smiled gravely. Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.
Whereas, it is hereby decreed to all felines of the Middle Kingdom: They are enjoined to observe every provision of the judicial codes unless such provisions aforesaid have been abrogated heretofore,...
Trust your luck, Taran Wanderer. But don't forget to put out your nets!
The dear girl, I fear, may be contemplating some alarming, disruptive perhaps dangerous project. In which case, I would naturally do all in my power to keep her from any such rash or foolhardy enterpr...
Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
Miss Vesper Holly has the digestive talents of a goat and the mind of a chess master. She is familiar with half a dozen languages and can swear fluently in all of them. She understands the use of a sl...
It is beyond any man’s wisdom to judge the secret heart of another, he said, for in it are good and evil mixed.
If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
I can't say I'm unhappy about it,' added the bard, 'I get along well enough with mice, and I've always been found of birds, but when you put the two together I'd just as soon avoid them.
Behind one truth there is always yet another.
Alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
Since no one has mentioned it,' said Eilonwy, 'it seems I'm not being asked to come along. Very well, I shan't insist.''You, too, have gained wisdom, Princess,' said Dallben. 'Your days on Mona were n...
Of wisdom there are as many patterns as a loom can weave. Yours is the wisdom of good and kindly heart. Scarce it is and its worth all the greater.
Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.
I’ve heard men complain of doing woman’s work, and women complain of doing man’s work, she added, fastening her bony thumb and forefinger on Gurgi’s ear and marching him to a stool beside Taran, but I...
Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.
If life is a loom, the pattern you weave is not so easily unraveled.