Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.

My values are not based on violence. My values are based on courage, which you see time and time again in my books. A warrior isn't somebody like Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger. A warrior can be any age. A warrior is a person people look up to.

The young mouse's eyes snapped open, clear and bright. He swung the ancient sword high and struck at the giant adder. He struck for Redwall! He struck against evil! He struck for Martin! He struck for Log-a-Log and his shrews! He struck for dead Guosim! He struck as Methuselah would have wanted him to! He struck against Cluny the Scourge and tyranny! He struck out against Captain Snow's ridicule! He struck for the world of light and freedom! He struck until his paws ached and the sword fell from them!

Sala-manda-stron, look out here we come, A thief a warrior and a mole. Though the quest may take its toll, We'll march until we reach our goal.

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.

Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it's the warrior who wields it.

Imagination is a gift given to us from God and each one of us use it differently.