Fear and realisation of ignorance, strong medicines against stupid pride.

Since being a prisoner was a definite improvement over being dead, which was what she thought was going to happen when the Loundergs had attacked, Suzy was quite cheerful.

I think having an open mind about these things is probably the most important thing, because even though I've never had an experience of the supernatural, something I couldn't explain.

I have never known what to tell anybody. Except that it is better to do something than nothing, even if the cost is great.

I am Abhorsen..." He looked at the baby again and added, almost with a note of surprise, "Father of Sabriel

Charity is a very labour-intensive virtue.

But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.