A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello.

Why does he speak of them that way?" The crow-man wanted to know. "They are humans, just like he is." "I don't think he sees them as just like him." Ally explained. "He is foolish then," said Nawat. "There are more raka than Bronaus.

I--buy, and I sell." "You're a thief.

That's all this job is, Daine," she explained. "Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better.

Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.

When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.

If we just allowed women and men more leeway in our culture and more acceptance, I think they would be able to make better compromises.