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Among man’s strange undertakings, war stood clearly forth as the strangest.
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Then say nothing, Pug. It makes you seem wise when everyone is babbling.”
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
There may be a more superstitious breed on Midkemia than sailors, but who they are I could not tell you.
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
One time is much like another to death. She comes when she will. So why give over your mind to worry?
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
But legends are common enough. Turn up any rock on the beach and you’ll find one. I for one prefer to look for real answers to our shortcomings, not blame them on ancient superstitions.
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
Well, knowing your own part in this is a good sign that you’re becoming a man. Most boys would have tried to justify their actions by shifting blame or by claiming some moral imperative to fight.
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
When the boy had finished, the King said, “That is a wonderful tale. It is better than the versions that have reached our court, for while it is not half so heroic, it is twice as impressive for being true.”
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
“Our host is the sort who sees which way the wind blows before making up his mind; he waits word from the merchant before deciding if we’re prisoners or guests.” The magician chuckled. “You’ll find as you grow older that minor functionaries are the same the world over.”
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
No disrespect to you, Tully. But don’t try to teach an old thief to steal. I know your order chops logic with the best of them, and that half your brother clerics fall into laughing fits when they hear those deadly serious young acolytes debate theological issues set aside a century ago.
Magician: Apprentice (1982)
“I’m not one to advise you in such matters, I fear, as I’ve had scant experience with women, of any age, let alone such young and headstrong ones.” Looking Pug in the eyes, he said, “But this much I do know, it is almost impossible in the heat of the moment to understand long-term consequences.”
Magician: Apprentice (1982)