... everything written is at least in part fantasy. Except maybe the national budget. That's horror.

Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat.

I think I know why you never married, Sarah." "Well, and I reckoned if I wanted something that'd come and go as he pleased, take me for granted, and ignore me when he chose, I'd get a cat. And if I wanted something I'd always have to be picking up after, getting into trouble, but slavishly devoted, I'd get a dog.

If it is stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. (a Shin'a'in saying)

I'm not a legend or a hero, I don't slay dragons, I don't do any of the things that a real hero can. But I can make things better, one day at a time, for most of the kingdom.

Three things know a secret- First; the lady in a dream, The dog that barks no warning, And a maid that does not scream.

If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody.