And I've never been wicked,' said the Witch firmly. 'Least, not by my measure. Just independant-minded.''Wickedness depends on where you're standing, doesn't it?' said Jenny.

I don't want to be kind of sorcerer, said Anya swiftly. Besides, you wouldn't... you wouldn't love me then, would you?We will always love you, said Tanitha. But you would not know that if you become...

Who can I trust?" Arthur blurted out. "Those who wish you well," said the Old One. "Not those who wish to use you well. Be a player, not a pawn

Lirael left in a daze of happiness. She had survived the ordeal. She had been accepted. She was going to be a librarian!

your librarians go into battle?" "When they must," said Lirael. "The Library is very old, and deep, and contains many things that have been put away for good reason. Creatures, dangerous knowledge,...

Every Clayr is given the gift to See some portent of her death, though not the death itself, for no human could bear that weight. Almost twenty years ago I Saw myself and your little dog, and in time...

Devoid of life, it was also devoid of the Dead.

It's a long way back. she said softly.Nick shrugged and held her hand tighter. Not so far as we've come already.

It was like someone far away calling someone else's name.

Some were Charter Mages, and there would not be time to argue rights and wrongs, so any aggressive magic he used would be countered or negated by these others, as was the nature of Charter Magic.

... continue to love each other, something I discover is not an automatic state but must be worked at, like an ever-changing tactical problem, though I would never describe it that way to my beloved

Millennia of servitude, Abhorsen. Chained by trickery, treachery... captivenin a repulsive, fixed-flesh shape... but there will be payment, slow payment -not quick, not quick at all!

Everything moved rapidly after the tea was drunk.

I am the Disreputable Dog. Or Disreputable Bitch, if you want to get technical. When are we going for a walk?

Are you . . . are you the athask? The great one? Maybe, said Mogget. I can't remember. Mogget

And evil produces evil, evil infests places and attracts other evil deeds ...

Do a pedestrian or pedestrian trail choose the trail?

It's you I'm concerned about. You are letting your fear come between you and getting better.