“The stars were better company anyway. They were very beautiful, and they almost never snored.”

“Why do some trees stay green while others change their color?Certain trees need to show off, dear. Im sure that my big brother could explain why it happens. Dahlaine loves to explain things, and he...”

“Its different," Sorgans younger cousin Torl declared, gesturing at the glorious sunset late that afternoon. "Its pretty enough, I suppose, but its not too much like the sunsets out at sea. Mountain...”

“It keeps him happy, Dahlaine, and happy people are nicer than gloomy ones. Haven't you noticed that before?”

“I thought the trees down in Lady Zelanas country were about as big as a tree could get, he said, but the ones around here are so tall that they probably tickle the moons tummy when she goes by.”

“Dont throw good ideas away until youve considered all of your options.”

“Stop fighting me!" he said, trying to pull on the arm he held.He was in a precarious position himself, straddling the rail as he tried to lean over far enough to get me and actually hold onto me.Le...”

“All gods who receive homage are cruel. All gods dispense suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped. Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear and fear is the most divine...”

“Why is it that blood, rather than peace, sells?”

“Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine.”

“I know that the whole pointthe only pointis tofind the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse tolet them go.”

“No one lived forever. But you fought for every minute you could get. Bought a little more with a lot of hard work.”

“Diplomacy "was like a card game. The difference was that you never really knew the value of the cards in your own hand.”

“We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.”

“Diplomacy "was like a card game. The difference was that you never really knew the value of the cards in your own hand.”