This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.

Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.

I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

"And you require no answers", Foamfollower was laughing in his gladness, "You are sufficient to every question".

There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time -- Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it. (from The Mirror of Her Dreams)

Whatever the explanation, it's perfectly obvious that our educational system has nothing to do with education: it's a babysitting service designed to replicate the worst qualities of the parents.

Stone and sea are deep in life Two unalterable symbols of the world Permanence at rest And permanence in motion Participants in the power that remains