. . from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone.
Zen Hugs - the hugs that you would get, if we were there, if we could hug you, but we aren't, and we can't.
You wicked boy! You could never keep up with me! I’ve buried two husbands, and I’ve no patience for training up a third!
You are not the only female hire-swords I have dealt with, he replied. Many of my trade allies have them as personal retainers. It has often seemed to me that many of those I met have had to be twice...
You are eccentric when you have enough money to not be considered crazy,
Why would you want to make them happy? Amberdrake turned back to his little friend, and sat with a sad smile on his face. Because they are bitter, unhappy people, and very little else makes them happy...
When they are seen as a type, and not as individuals, they are easy for a fanatical mind to grasp—and hate.
What is courage? its chorus asked--and the song answered, It is to give when hope is gone, when there is no chance that men may call you a hero, when you have tried and failed and rise to try again. I...
We could also come to the question of motive, although as any good detective will tell you, you need to find the means first, then the opportunity, all bolstered by evidence, and then you will have th...
Tradition spoke of an elegant half-arch being only a fallen pile of stones without its counterpart to make it whole.
To get back to the original subject, most dragons prefer to be friends at a distance. Occasionally meet where the edges of our territories join—that sort of thing. Chat, exchange news, perhaps play a...
Three things never trust in-The maiden sworn as pure,The vows a king has given,And an ambush that is sure.
These doyennes of society were no different at bottom than the leading dames among the gossips of her own village. Within that little society, their word was law, and the law was respectability.
These people are civilians, Moira. Look at them. They didn’t try to hurt Holcomb’s workers and they’re certainly no threat to the Cabal. I smiled and waved my right hand, palm out. Come on. You know t...
There were all kinds of things that people could have done and should have done that would have prevented it. And they didn’t. Because the people in power liked where they were just fine, thanks, and...
There is no one true way. This is how we live in peace with each other. This is how we live in peace with those outside our borders who do not seek to impose their ways on us. And this is the only way...
The gods gave you a brain, boy,' he'd say. 'If you want to honor them, use it.
Platitudes might satisfy for a short time, father—but soon or late, the people will realize they are being fed form without substance. What I tell them must be the truth, and I must believe it, and I...
One day,' Orest said, looking at him comically, 'you will say something that is less than practical and sensible, something that is driven by no forethought and nothing but passion, and I will probabl...
No matter what tears were shed or what trials were faced, some things would stay the same. There would always be day and night, stars and sky, hope and rest. There would always be love, always compass...
