. . . from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone.

Magic, like technology, is a tool.

Three things never anger or you'll not live for long; A wolf with cubs, A man with power, And a woman's sense of wrong.

Three things never trust in- The maiden sworn as pure, The vows a king has given, And an ambush that is sure.

In a calm, clear voice, she suggested that the wyrsa in question could do several highly improbable, athletically difficult and possibly biologically impractical things involving its own mother, a few household implements, and a dead fish.

If I'm walking on thin ice, I might as well dance my way across

Nevertheless, now that I have met you, I know that all that I am, and all that I have, could not match what you are worth.