Mercedes Lackey Quotes

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Three things trust and cherish well- The horse on which you ride, The beast that guards and watches, And your shield-mate at your side.

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Caught between glass and wood, that which breaks and that which bends, that which sings and that which survive. So our lives go.

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Nevertheless, now that I have met you, I know that all that I am, and all that I have, could not match what you are worth.

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We have more televangelists per square mile here in this part of the country than I really care to think about. Maybe somebody out there will figure out how to spray for them.

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Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.

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He isn't stupid, but his interests are so narrow I doubt I could slip a sheet of paper in between them

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It makes sense for people who are good at fighting to go out and do it-because if they're good at it, that means the fewest number of other people die.

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Getting angry over something that won't change is like seeing what happens if you hit your hand with a hammer over and over again, and being surprised each time when it hurts. So you might as well stop doing it.

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Adventure, yeah. I guess that's what you call it when everybody comes back alive.

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Three things see no end- A flower blighted ere it bloomed, A message that was wasted, And a journey that was doomed.

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To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary that one do the walking, and one allow himself to be walked on. —Shin'a'in saying

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Harrier twisted himself sideways on his saddle to stare at him [Tiercel]. 'You had a vision,' he said flaty. Yes. No. I don't know. I...Yes. No.

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It's just as easy to be lonely in a city as out in the wilderness. Easier, really. It's harder to get to know someone when you meet in a crowded place. People can freely ignore you in the city; they can assume they don't have any responsibility for you. When there are fewer people, (...) they begin assuming some kind of responsibility, simply because you naturally do the same.

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The hatched chick cannot go back to the shell, the falcon who has found the sky does not willingly sit the nest.

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Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.

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Time doesn't. All that Time does is make it more distant, put more space between you and what happened. It doesn't heal anything. I don't know how or what does the healing, but it isn't Time.

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Three things never trust in- The maiden sworn as pure, The vows a king has given, And an ambush that is sure.

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Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.

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Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will become prayer.

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Zen Hugs - the hugs that you would get, if we were there, if we could hug you, but we aren't, and we can't.

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I'm not a legend or a hero, I don't slay dragons, I don't do any of the things that a real hero can. But I can make things better, one day at a time, for most of the kingdom.

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If they projected the fact that they are dangerous any harder, there would be little puddles of "danger" on the floor around them. Look, it's "danger", don't step in it!

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One day,' Orest said, looking at him comically, 'you will say something that is less than practical and sensible, something that is driven by no forethought and nothing but passion, and I will probably collapse with shock.

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Parents always know what strings control your heart and soul. After all, they are the ones who tied them there.

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We're none of us quite so sure of our place in the world that we can't be rocked off our feet by bad times. It's the getting back up again that counts. Not that you fall, but getting back up again counts for more in the long run.

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