Regardless of what I think about Islam or Wicca or any other religion, the fact is that it's a group of people. Every faith has its ceremonies. And since it's made up of people, every faith also has its assholes.

Alone. It's one of those small words that means entirely too much. Like fear. Or trust.

When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.

Do you want your blood to stay where it is sochar-lar?" Tavi lifted both eyebrows at the unfamiliar word, and glanced at Varg. "Monkey," Varg supplied, in Aleran. "And male-child." "He called me monkey boy?" Tavi asked.

I guess maybe you don’t get to be the Merlin of the White Council by saving up frequent-flier miles

I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.

Whatever you do, do it for love. If you keep to that, your path will never wander so far from the light that you can never return.