Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.

I'd like to find whoever taught the Stump that extra work builds character and push him down the stairs," Neal told Kel at lunch.

You know something? There are sandstorms that strip man and horse and bury them — I've seen them. I saw bones piled higher than my head for the folly of a bad king and those who wanted his throne. I lived through a blizzard that froze every other living creature solid. Against those things, you're only a man. I can deal with you.

Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to write every day, but I know a writer (a bestseller at that!) who only writes on weekends.

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

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

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.