Now's the time to be alive - to see it all happen, to be a part of it. That makes the blood race, and each breath is an adventure.

Garion started shaving. "Try to keep away from your nose," said Hettar wryly. "A man looks quite strange without a nose.

Why do you persist in being so frivolous, Urgit?" "Why don't we just call it a symptom of my incipient madness?" "You're not going to go mad," she said firmly. "Of course I'm going to go mad, mother. I'm rather looking forward to it.

Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? -Eriond

Young people, however, tend to ignore the customs of their elders. Adolescent rebellion has been responsible for all manner of absurd costumes. The more ridiculous a certain fashion is, the more adolescents will cling to it.

It's all very well to put the government in the hands of the perfect man, but what do you do when the perfect man gets a bellyache?

Water....I'm thirsty not dirty.