“Ive been thinking about it, since you said it, said Seivarden. No, said Mercy of Kalr. And Ive concluded that I dont want to be a captain. But I find I like the thought that I could be.”

“Please, sir. Tisarwat seemed not to have heard either of them. We cant leave things the way they are, and I have an idea. That got the translators full attention. She looked up from the game, frown...”

“I’ve been thinking about it, since you said it,” said Seivarden. No, said Mercy of Kalr. “And I’ve concluded that I don’t want to be a captain. But I find I like the thought that I could be.”

“Please, sir.” Tisarwat seemed not to have heard either of them. “We can’t leave things the way they are, and I have an idea.” That got the translator’s full attention. She looked up from the game, ...”

“Il ne fait aucun doute pour moi que la sagesse est le but principal de la vie et c'est pourquoi je reviens toujours aux stociens. Ils ont atteint la sagesse, on ne peut donc plus les appeler des ph...”

“There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.”

“Each life involves an essential errand; not simply the task of survival, but a life-mission embedded in the soul from the beginning.”