Inexperience can be overcome, ignorance can be enlightened, but prejudice will destroy you.
Mercedes LackeyCertainly no one has ever died of an unrequited passionโit's usually the ones that are requited that get people in trouble.
Mercedes LackeyThree things trust and cherish well- The horse on which you ride, The beast that guards and watches, And your shield-mate at your side.
Mercedes LackeyOf three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat.
Mercedes LackeyHe isn't stupid, but his interests are so narrow I doubt I could slip a sheet of paper in between them
Mercedes LackeyHonor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.
Mercedes Lackey