I truly love our Code of Chivalry. We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone.
Tamora PierceAlanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.
Tamora PierceMen don't think and differently from women - they just make more noise about being able to.
Tamora PierceLord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.
Tamora PierceYou aren't a bit romantic, are you?" he asked, amused. She sat back and stared at him. She was beginning to think that Neal required a keeper. He seemed to have the craziest ideas. "Romance? Isn't that love stuff?" She asked finally. "It's more than just love. It's color, and-and fire. You don't want things magnificent and filled with-with grandeur," he said, trying to make her understand. "You know, drama. Importance. Transcendent Passion." "I just want to be a knight," Kel retorted, putting her used tableware on her tray. "Eat your vegetables. They're good for you.
Tamora Pierce