New learning never hurt anybody.
Indeed Not. Stop kicking me, Daine. You understand, she is very important to a number of powerful nobles and mages in Tortall. Numair's voice was quiet, almost friendly; his eyes were hard. Their maje...
You ride as a man, fight as a man, and you think as a man-I think as a human being, she retorted hotly. Men don't think any differently from women- they just make more noise about being able to.
She promised herself that from now on she would try to sit as close to Neal as possible. She could not kick someone eight chairs away.
I'm sorry, she said humbly. I haven't wanted to lie to you.I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met. He thought about it for a moment, then added, --or the best. Now I'm all confused.
You can tell all Namorn this is what happens when I am vexed, she informed him softly.Little *bitch*, he snapped.Sandry looked him over soberly. If you had understood that earlier, we could have avoid...
The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson.
Briar: So I guess I was the last to know. Rosethorn: Of course you are. You're a man, aren't you?
I want to marry her, when I grow up to be a man.
Curiosity killed the cat, Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable.Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? People always forget the rest of the saying, she complained. ‘And satisfactio...
Seniors get to do all the jolly things, Owen complained as they walked to archery practice that first day.Neal glared at the chubby second-year with all the royal disdain of a vexed lion. He was limpi...
My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh and laugh and laugh. Often I can stop laughing before they edge away and talk about soothing drinks.
If her rump were any stiffer, she'd break it every time she rides', I thought to Pounce.'If she fell on the steps, they would never be able to put her together again', he replied.
Why do you look like cheese, Beka? Nestor asked me quietly. We've got help.I was too flummoxed to tell him I hadn't expected help to come so fast. Miracles aren't for the likes of me, didn't Nestor kn...
We're just frisking like little captive lambkins.
Nestor beckoned to me and I dismounted with care.I handed the reins to the boy with thanks. I do not wish to see that hard-charging bag of bones again, unless it is in my soup.
Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.
Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to...
Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers.-Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift