You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.

Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.

The world is much larger than I once dreamed, or perhaps my place in it is smaller than I once realized.

If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary.

Don't assume the world evolved in the order in which you discovered it.

Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.

Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.