Heroes aren't allowed to be nervous." "Who made up that rule?" "It's a known fact.

The first thing the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor's farm. For all the rest of his life he had a special warm feeling for kitchens and those peculiar sounds and smells that seemed somehow to combine into a bustling seriousness that had to do with love and food and comfort and security and, above all, home. No matter how high Garion rose in life, he never forgot that all his memories began in that kitchen.

Consistency is the defense of a small mind

I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it's mine. I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over.

Wise are you, indeed... to know what is not possible.

Don't wrench your shoulder out of its socket trying to pat yourself on the back," Beldin said sourly.

If you're going to maintain any kind of self-respect, you're going to have to keep secrets from yourself.