A Cat Understands How To Be Pleasant

Briar: "they Never Tell You Some Things. They Tell You Mages Have Wonderful Power And They Learn All Kinds Of Secrets. Nobody Ever Mentions That Some Secrets You Don't Ever Want To Learn." Rosethorn: "all You Can Do Is Learn Good To Balance The Bad. Learn And Do All The Good Within Your Reach. Then, If You Wake In A Sweat, You Have Something To Set Against The Dream.

With Each Book, In Each Place, I Have To Keep An Ongoing Map As I Write Because Otherwise I Don't Know Where I Am.

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

Marriage Is For Noblewomen With Nothing Else To Do.

Girl, Boy Or Dancing Bear, You're The Finest Page-the Finest Squire-to-be-at Court." (jon To Alanna)