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?

It's always better to attack than to defend," Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. "Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. Attack and have done with it!

Without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.

You haven't been bit till a dragon does it.

After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.

Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.

Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. They do not see that sometimes the enemy is as quiet as the serpent. Only when it has stolen all of their eggs will they know bad walks in the quiet as well as the noisy.