Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.
Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.
A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either.
Beauty is a perilous gift.
You cannot demand truth, and then select half and throw the inconvenient remainder away.
The mountains of today are the molehills of tomorrow.