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...
We can rebuild. We can’t resurrect. I
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 see no end-A flower blighted ere it bloomed,A message that was wasted,And a journey that was doomed.
Three things never trust in-The maiden sworn as pure,The vows a king has given,And an ambush that is sure.
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 are no excuses, he said at last. But there are reasons. Reasons why we are what we are. Reasons why we do not have to stay that way.
The reasons for bearing young should simply be love and respect for the incipient child, and for the world they will be born into. If it took more effort to produce a child than the exercise of a mome...
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...
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...
Love is as much trust as it is devotion
Learn the wisdom of the Hound. Always rest, eat, and play when you can, because the universe conspires to keep you from doing any of these things nearly as often as you would like.
I’ll ‘ave ’er there well afore, ma‘am, the cabby said, impressed by the guinea, if by nothing else. He chirruped to his horse, who trotted off without needing a slap of the reins or a touch of the whi...
I can’t help it; present me with a situation, and I have to think about both sides of it. I can try to suppress it, but I cannot shut off the way I think. Once knowledge is gained, there’s no going ba...
How DARE the villainous cads be as clever as the heroes.