Its a perfectly good face, Sparhawk." "It covers the front of my head. What else can you expect from a face?

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.

...only in the surrender of the light could the darkness prevail.

Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no rational human being would try it, they send for me.' --Garion

No day in which you learn something is a complete loss.

I've fallen back on this periodically, although I must say that getting out of the grocery business ranked right up there with getting out of the army as one of the happier experiences of my life.

Vella looked around. "This is really a revolting place, Yarblek," she told him. "You've been spending too much time with Porenn," he said. "You're starting to get delicate." "How would you like to have me gut you?" she offered. "That's my girl.