Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?

Excuse me," she said politely. "But you can't have him. Not yet. He's going to come back with me.

Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.

Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. "No, don't answer me.

Why do you look like cheese, Beka?" Nestor asked me quietly. "We've got help." I was too flummoxed to tell him I hadn't expected help to come so fast. Miracles aren't for the likes of me, didn't Nestor know that? Only the nobility gets them.

A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again. - I'm not sure