Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.

Act with honor, and Honor will aid you

Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.

Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.

Galladon paused for a moment, then laughed. "Does nothing frighten you, sule?" "Actually, pretty much everything here does—I'm just good at ignoring the fact that I'm terrified. If I ever realize how scared I am, you'll probably find me trying to hide under those cobblestones over there.

Sometimes, son," my father said, prying my fingers free, "you have to help the heroes along.

...Generally people don't recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps, even, you have been given books by friends, parents, teachers, then told that these books are the type you have to read. Those books are invariably described as "important"- which in my experience, pretty much means that they're boring. (words like meaningful and thoughtful are other good clues.)