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.

The people who keep coping, keep trying, no matter how many blows Fate takes at them. Nobody'll make a song about them, but they're heroes all the same.

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.

I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything. --Steelmind

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.

A quaint conceit, don't you think?

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