Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy is within you, understand what it is and why you are afraid. Put a face on your fear. When you understand it, and it is no longer vague and shapeless, you will find that your fear is no longer so formidable.

Harrier twisted himself sideways on his saddle to stare at him [Tiercel]. 'You had a vision,' he said flaty. Yes. No. I don't know. I...Yes. No.

Yeah, well, that's what you said the last time it did this, and it was doing it that time too,' Tiercel said waspishly. Clear as mud,' Harrier muttered.

Caught between glass and wood, that which breaks and that which bends, that which sings and that which survive. So our lives go.

Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.

Three things trust and cherish well- The horse on which you ride, The beast that guards and watches, And your shield-mate at your side.

You are human and mortal; we are the sum of our weak moments and our strong.