Men... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task.

But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.

My freind is the man who gives me a book I aint read."Abraham Linclion

Halt shook his head. Frankly, he'd seen sacks of potatoes that could sit a horse better than Erak

He'd just have to lie there and die, watched over by strange stars who didn't know him, didn't care for him. It was very sad, really.

He waited while Gilan and Will moved the cloaks experimentally, eyeing each other and studying the unusual colors, seeing how they would blend into the landscape of rock and desert that surrounded Al Shabah. All right, ladies," he said, "if you're finished with the fashion show, let's go meet the Wakir.

You're a very amusing fellow," he told Halt. "I'd like to brain you with my ax one of these days." Erak to Halt.