“Like Mum and that bastard. You mean Da?Call him what you like.”

“I know Im not an easy She-dragon to. . not fear. Im not afraid of you, Ghleanna. Ive never been afraid of you. To be quite honest. . I think youre amazing. I always have. Since the first time you i...”

“Whats wrong with him?Nothing. Hes just. . just. . Just what?A peacemaker. And shed dropped her voice to a whisper. What would I do with a peacemaker? The same thing I did with a whore.”

“My father helped you with that. . that thing you do? Yes. Your father helped me with that peacemaking thing I do that keeps you happily killing for a living.”

“Please dont hug me. Please dont hug me.But she did. And now Bram had two sets of black eyes glaring at him.Finally, he said out loud, Its not me! I swear! Rhiannon laughed and leaned back from Bram...”

“You off then, Da? she asked.Aye. Too old for all this killing. And to prove that, her father turned and brought his axe down on the head of a traitor that had gotten too close. Spun once more and c...”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“Rich people do not work for money, they are doing what they like to do”

“Why do we need money beyond a point? If we are free of ill health, enmity, and debt, is that not enough? Too much money only leads to less peace.”

“Nine out of ten significant people have to do with money or war!”