Sandry: I am silly, now and then. My mother said I was, anyway.Daja: If you know, you can stop it.Sandry: Then you've never been silly or you'd know it just creeps up without any warning.
We could mate. In a year our nestlings would be large enough to mob anyone we like...Should I begin to court you? Do you like grubs or ants better?...I will be here. In case you change your mind about...
Well, label me very impressed and ship me to Carthak!
I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yo...
If Cape wasn't your last name, what was your real one? I asked, deathly curious now. Ahhhh, he complained. Pincas Huckleburr.
Mistresses, have you ever noticed that when we disagree with a male – I hesitate to say ‘man’ – or find ourselves in a position over males, the first comment they make is always about our reputations...
Ah, Gary said dreamily. 'Free time.' I've heard about that. Don't fool yourself, Fire-Top. What with extra hours of lessons for punishments, the extra work you get every day, free time is an illusio...
It's always better to attack than to defend, Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. At...
Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life, murmured Niko. They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.
Sir, people never wanted me to make it to squire. They won't like it any better if I become a knight. I doubt I'll ever get to command a force larger than, well, just me.' Raoul shook his head. 'You'r...
He had learned a great deal while he was there, it was true. In particular, he had found that he wasn't certain he could stay in a country where slavery was practiced. He had always thought he would m...
Sometimes there's nothing you can do. [...] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.
Tortall and the Queens Riders!
Ralon didn't make anyone else put his tack away? Alex wanted to know. You didn't see anything strange? Alanna didn't look up. No. , she excused her lie mentally.
I knew it! he cried, jubilant. I thought 'twas you, but there's more of you now. You should've seenthe likes of her, boys, he said, turning towards the other convicts as he pointed at Kel. We was all...
You're more trouble than you're worth. I'm a girl. That's my job.
She got to her feet and tucked her fingers into her armpits to warm them, glaring at Briar and Parahan as she walked over to the mules. It wasn't fair that men didn't have to twist themselves into kno...
I'm sick of this. Call me what you like, say I'm without honor, I don't care. I'm not getting on any more horses to whack you people with a stick.
Don't make me regret taking you on. If I get irritated, I might drown you a little bit.
You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart.And it's a shallow person who judges anyone by the way they sound. I'm so shallow I'm surprised I don't reflect myself.