Andre Norton

"A foot of jade is of no value, an inch of time is to be prized."

"It is always impossible—he was conscious again with that strange clarity of mind—for a man to face his own death honestly. A man always continues to believe to the last moment of his life that somethi…"

"And life in a continual state of apprehension was no life at all."

"Remember, girl, it takes just as many coins to feed a bad horse as it does a good one—so buy the best you can."

"It is a foolish soldier who throws away even his smallest blade on the eve of the battle."

"Each man follows the path of destiny, but no two paths are alike. It seems that mine now runs into a place of evil intent, wasted wisdom, and stupidity."

"He was listening, too, for it is through the eyes and ears that one learns. A spiderweb of facts can tie up the lion of action; not to know is bad; not to strive to know is worse."

"Well, we don't know a lot, and most people don't want to learn more’n what's right before their eyes. You point out things that don’t fit into what they've always accepted, and they say it’s all your …"