Helen Paton

“You cry over a lost lamb, or a chicken, or a man dying, but it’s all the same. None of them want to die. The only difference is love and necessity. I kill chickens to eat, because I have to. I’ve learned not to cry over it. I cried for Blue because I loved him, not because a dog is somehow better than a chicken.” She pointed at the warden’s body. “I did not love that man at all, and we killed him out of necessity. I’ll cry no more over him than I would a chicken.”
― Michael G. Manning, The Mountains Rise

“You cannot be betrayed by your enemies, only your friends.”
― Brian D. Anderson, Of Gods and Elves

“What name do you use then, for two people who help each other?” “Why are they helping each other?” “Simply to be kind, because they like one another,” explained Daniel. “Ah,” said Garlin. “That is very rare, but when it does happen, we call those people ‘fools’.”
― Michael G. Manning, The Mountains Rise

“The key word is shouldn’t,” he said grimly. “It isn’t a word I like to hear when it comes to battle. That word has killed more men than any other word, except perhaps one.” He waited for my inevitable question. I sighed and asked, “What word is that?” “Charge,” he replied with a smile.”
― Michael G. Manning, The Line of Illeniel