‘Is not a book of more value than metal?’ asked Cumscrad. ‘It is the fruit of a person’s brain and contains knowledge and ideas; it has power greater than gold because knowledge and ideas can change people.’
“We all have a memory and can memorise things. The more important thing is how we act on that which we know.”
― Act of Mercy
― Act of Mercy
“We are a people who question all things and only through our questions can we hope to arrive at the Great Truth and we must stand by the Truth even if we stand against the world.”
― The Spider's Web: A Celtic Mystery
― The Spider's Web: A Celtic Mystery
“Beliefs are things to be cherished but we cannot be intolerant of others whose beliefs we disagree with. That intolerance can lead to war and even murder.”
― The Chalice of Blood
― The Chalice of Blood
“If people are forced to suppress the emotion of love for their fellow human beings then they certainly can’t have love for anything else, including God.”
― Badger's Moon
― Badger's Moon
“Indeed, she had started to wonder if her blessings might be in her daughters and their progeny rather than in her sons. There was greatness in the female side of her line, and if she could nurture it and enhance its luster, then she would.”
― The Autumn Throne
― The Autumn Throne
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