That is like throwing two virgins into a bed. Enthusiasm, passion, and ignorance are not a good combination. Someone is likely to get hurt.

Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.

Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain.

There is a sort of camaraderie that rarely exists except between men who have fought the same enemies and know the same women.

One of my favorite artists on Deviantart.

You,” I said, “are sweet music in a distant room.

The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile. "All in favor of admitting first-term Kvothe's reckless use of sympathy as proof of mastery of basic principles of sympathy vote by show of hands.