Friend is a very small word, A little sound we make, For one who is true, one who will do, Great deeds for friendship's sake.

Friar Hugo, old friend, brace yourself. I am the bearer of tragic news!" Alarm spread across Hugo's pudgy features. "Tell me, Jess. What dreadful thing has happened?" Jess spoke haltingly in a broken voice. "I fear that Cluny has tore up one of your oldest and most venerable dishrags. Alas, Redwall will never see it wipe another plate.

All little creatures are beautiful...every living thing when it first sees life is born in beauty. What they grow to be is a different matter.

Friend is a very small word, A little sound we make, For one who is true, one who will do, Great deeds for friendship's sake.

Step aside? I step aside for nobeast, whether it be a hallowed hedgehog, an officious otter, a seasoned squirrel, a mutterin' mole or a befuddled badger!

A mouse is small and can go unnoticed: but there is no limit to what a brave heart and a fearless spirit can achieve.

Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it.