The Prydain Companion is more than a quick reference or handy glossary, though it is all of that as well. Instructive, certainly. But, like any good companion, a pleasure to be with over a long period of time.

Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for them.

Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.

At the end of knowledge, wisdom begins, and at the end of wisdom, there is not grief...but hope

Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun

-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid.

For Wayfarers still journeying, for Wanderers at rest.