We have met and hated, fought and died before - you and I. Kepta to Garin People of the Crater. Andre Norton.

The knife flaying the elephant does not have to be large, only sharp!

... we are each shaped from our birth, not only by the blood and inheritance that lies behind us, but also by those we love and by whom we are loved in turn, by the knowledge given to our thirsty minds, to the learning of ourselves.

There's no night without stars.

Do not fear so, here is one who would be a blade at your back. A shield across your breast. Here is kin, here is strength to lean upon, to share as you share in need.

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

We have met and hated, fought and died before - you and I. Kepta to Garin People of the Crater. Andre Norton.