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I Told Ersken, "lately It's Been Like Living On The Knife's Edge, Never Knowing Which Side I'll Fall Off On" Ersken Clapped Me On The Shoulder As We Stepped Into The Street. "cheer Up, Beka. Maybe You Were Going To Fall Off That Razor's Edge Before, But Not Today," He Said, As Good Humored As Always. "today We're Doing To Jump.

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I Told Ersken, "lately It's Been Like Living On The Knife's Edge, Never Knowing Which Side I'll Fall Off On" Ersken Clapped Me On The Shoulder As We Stepped Into The Street. "cheer Up, Beka. Maybe You Were Going To Fall Off That Razor's Edge Before, But Not Today," He Said, As Good Humored As Always. "today We're Doing To Jump.

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There Is A Saying In The Islands. Beware The Women Of The Warrior Class, For All They Touch Is Both Decorative And Deadly.-yuki

If You Have To Hit--hit Low.

If I Have To 'catch' A Man To Get A Husband, I Don't Want One.

Alanna: All I Know Is That I'm To Jump When I'm Told And I Have No Free Time.

Waves Are The Voices Of Tides. Tides Are Life.

You've Been Nipping At Cook's Wine!!

If You Look Hard And Long, You Can Find Us. If You Listen Hard And Long, You Can Hear Any Of Us, Call Any Of Us That You Wish.

Without Patience, Magic Would Be Undiscovered - In Rushing Everything, We Would Never Hear Its Whisper Inside.

Would I Serve You Or (prince) Jon Stolen Goods? He Asked. "no, Don't Answer Me.

I Believe In Deeds, Not Words.

I Don't Write From Dreams Because I Don't Remember Mine, But I Had A Fragment Of An Image Left About Twins, Whose Father Was Telling Them How Their Lives Were Going To Go For The Next Eight Years. I Wrote A Scene About That, And Then Another And Then Another And Then Another, And After Five Months I Had 732 Pages.

So Long As There Are Nobles And Commoners, The Wealthy And The Poor, Those With Power Will Be Heard, And Those Without Ignored. That's The World.

Does Anyone In This Land Act Like They're Supposed To?

It's Always Better To Attack Than To Defend," Coram Had Told Her When They Talked About Fencing Late At Night. "always. Ye Don't Win With Defense--ye Only Hold The Other Feller Off, Or Wear Him Down. Attack And Have Done With It!

Evvy: "is She Going To Eat Jooba-hooba? She Looks Like She's Going To Bite Him, At Least." Briar: "no — If She Bit Him, He'd Die.

And Now You're Off To Port Caynn. Watch Them Sailor Lads. They'll Have Your Skirts Up And A Babe In Your Belly Afore You Know What You're About." "everyone Keep Warning Me About Sailors," I Complained. "why Can't Someone Tell The Sailors To Stay Clear Of Me?" Granny Snorted. "oh, You're The Fierce One Now! Just Take Care No One Else Catches You Unawares And Knocks You On The Nob!

Where Everyone Else Sees A Straight Line, You See A Maze, And When I'm Done Talking To You, The Maze Starts To Make More Sense --reply By Dove To Aly's Silent Inquiry

I Come From A Dysfunctional Family, So My Views Of Parents And Parenting Used To Be Highly Mixed.

Dysfunctional Family

He Was Overconfident”, She Told Him. “and I Won So The Gods Must Have Thought I Was Right. Otherwise They’d Have Made Me Lose. You Know How Trial By Combat Works.” “you Won Because You Were Good” He Corrected Her. “i Find It Hard To Believe The Gods Sit Forever About The Divine Realms Betting On Jousts And Trials By Combat.

Have I Mentioned That I Hate It When You're Right?", She Asked Instead. Alanna Shook Her Head. "no, I Don't Believe You Have. As Far As I Could Tell, You Never Thought I Was Right.

Never Before Had She Seen Such Creatures, Though They Looked Much Live Very Large, Very Shaggy White Goats. Thin Black Horns Punctuated The Top Of Their Long Faces. You Look Like A Collection Of Grandfathers, She Thought, Amused.

Folk Caught Up In A Riot Aren't Our Cousins And Sisters, Our Brothers And Uncles. They Are Part Of A Big Animal With Many Arms And Claws, Armed With Stones And Sticks.

You Haven't Been Bit Till A Dragon Does It.

She Has Teeth Like Stars And Hair Like Sheep Fuzz

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