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.

Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.

Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good?

For Wayfarers still journeying, for Wanderers at rest.

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.

Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.

Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.