"His feelings were too complicated this evening. He wanted to shared them, but wasn’t eager to begin the process of si…"

"No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsett…"

"Better to steer clear of an occasion governed by a rule which would be so easy to break."

"It didn't worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefull…"

"But today we honor your differences.They have determined your future."

"But at the same time he was filled with fear. He did not know what his selection meant. He did not know what he was t…"

"His mind reeled. Now, empowered to ask questions of utmost rudeness-and promised answers-he could, conceivably (thoug…"

"The Old were always given the highest respect."

"There's much more. There's all that goes beyond—all that is Elsewhere—and all that goes back, and back, and back. I r…"

"Honor," he said firmly. "I have great honor. So will you. But you will find that is not the same as power."