Quotes from Hilari Bell

With Weasel and Arisa at his side, anything was possible. Anything.

his reach exceeds his grasp. He tries to do things no one else would even dream of attempting-and he usually brings about three-quarters of it off. The last quarter sometimes trips him up, but the parts he does manage are remarkable. And no one else would have tried.

Sometimes you can't fight. Sometimes, some things, you have to outlast.

Man must look after man, for we have no gods to watch over us.

Things that other people do, or that happen to people you love, are some of the things you can't fight.

Humph. Looking around for the sword, are you? Well, it's a better idea than thrashing around at random.' 'The Prince,' said Master Horace repressively, 'will inform us of his intentions when he wishes to do so. We are here to serve, not to quest--' 'Yes, it's the sword,' Edoran told her.

All causes are good,' Yallin told her calmly. 'And those exact same causes are all bad, depending on which side a body's on. Regent Pettibone and his followers certainly thought your mother's cause was a bad one. To my mind, causes aren't about good or bad, in the end. They're about power. That's what makes them so dangerous.

Makenna's "He does" clashed with Cogswhallop's "She does." They looked at each other, and she saw the love in his eyes -- but he saw the truth in hers. "He does," she told the Hierarch firmly.

Or a pigeon, or a rat, or . . . I always double-check the leash.

He follows his own way these days, even more than most of us. 'Twas as goof a description of madness as any I've heard.