it's your own fault for encouraging him..., you know. Now he thinks he's a human being. Neal of Queens cove

When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh and laugh and laugh. Often I can stop laughing before they edge away and talk about soothing drinks.

Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers. -Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift

I said I fell down. Ah. The ground bloodied your nose, split yer lip, and punched ye in th' eye, all at once. I said I don't want to talk about it.

If you have to hit--hit low.

Horses are calmer people. They also don't throw things at cats.

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.