There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn.

The taste on her palate was pungent and rich, the flavor of woodlands and dark earth simmered in sunshine.

It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at all. But that is no reason not to make the attempt," said Saliman quietly. "The Light shines more brightly in the darkness.

It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end.

While the heart beats, hope lingers.

Love is one of the true mysteries,' he said at last. 'The truest and the deepest of all. One thing, Maerad: to love is never wrong. It may be disastrous; it may never be possible; it may be the deepest agony. But it is never wrong.