"His mother had been the daughter of a minor chief, and she had carefully instilled in Ansige an understanding of the …"

"Ansige’s outer appearance could be deceptive, but, given enough time, he let everyone know who and what he was."

"Ansige unreeled the tale of his tribulations, thoroughly ransacking the truth and then dipping into the bag of embell…"

"Chaos was a far subtler force than most people realised. It would be so easy to sense if it threw off thunderbolts or…"

"That was the nature of chaos; its effects spanned time in ways that were not always immediately discernible, not even…"

"Besides, for poets it wasn’t lying, it was art."

"Women fell into that category of fantasies and dreams that worked well when unfulfilled but presented all kinds of pr…"

"Paama sat up slowly, moving as cautiously as if facing a lion who had just declared his intention not to pounce, but …"

"“Never?” he said, dismayed. “Never,” she reiterated firmly. He nodded, pretending to be resigned, but secretly he tho…"

"It was a common characteristic among the warriors—no fear of death, and only pride for their scars, but little though…"