Despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.

Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.

A horse blanket, Mel?I remembered what I was wearing. 'It tore in half when Hrani tried washing it. She was going to mend it. This piece was too small for a horse, but it was just right fo

But I will never ask anyone from our village-from any village in Tlanth-to risk his or her life unless I'm willing to myself.

Who in the universe halts when the enemy tells them to?

If your opponent is better armed and has longer reach, then surprise is your only ally. And then you'd better hope he's half asleep.

Bravery hides in amazing places.

Information may appear in a digital form but meaning never does.

John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.

Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest. That's not the way my people rear their children. They let them experience the world as it is.

I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.

It is better to be nobly remembered than nobly born.

It makes me happy to hear good music before I go on.

It is so fascinating that someone can commit their whole entire lifestyle to being such a fantastic woman when I'm such a bum about it.

There's the unique case of Ronald Reagan, who cited [founders] some 850 times, and in a way that was absolutely fundamental to understanding Reagan's vision for America.

But mayn't desertion be a brave thing? A fine thing? To desert a thing we've gone beyond - to have the courage to desert it and walk right off from the dead thing to the live thing - ?