Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable

Shut up, Axl!" he whispered fiercly. "If you want to break your neck, do it quietly or I'll break it for you.

What is this Chocho business?' Will muttered to himself. But his friends overheard the comment. 'It's a term of great respect,' they chorused, and he glared at them. 'Oh, shut up,' he said.

He smiled as Will handled the flask gingerly. 'there's a glass bottle inside,but it's padded with straw and protected by the leather covering. It's quite safe. Just be careful how you handle it.

It was not polite for a Temujai general to allow his emotions to show.

Face your fears, Halt had always thought him, and more often than not they fade like mist in the sunshine

You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.