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1 " Though ‘planning for the unexpected’ seemed to run counter to logic, I was beginning to grasp how it might be accomplished. "
― Daniel Thorman , Chaos in the Caravan (The Osten Chronicles #2)
2 " There is much wisdom to be gleaned from the minds of the common folk, and it is their continued goodwill that drives the wheels of our barony. "
― Daniel Thorman , Mayhem at the Mill (The Osten Chronicles #1)
3 " There is enough cruelty in the world without adding to it with tales of vengeance. "
― Daniel Thorman , Calamity at Conclave (The Osten Chronicles #3)
4 " When ‘my lady’ called, could her oath sworn protector tarry? I thought the knightly answer should be: ‘Nay,’ or perhaps even: ‘Heck Nay. "
5 " It was a tear of joy, but also one of sadness. Joy for her daughter’s freedom, but sadness that she would never see her. I expect the former outweighed the latter, for such was a mother’s love, be she made of flesh or wood. Some things were universal. "
6 " Hugs are okay. Hugs are manly (as long as you thump them on the back). "
7 " The fates are often unkind to the wishes of the weary. "
8 " I’d heard of homesickness, but I hadn’t known that one could experience it prior to actually leaving a place. "
9 " No self-respecting dwarf would trust his beard to another man’s hand. "
10 " It was a feeble lord indeed who would suffer a band of mercenaries on his land who served a master other than himself. "
11 " The truth could be a ticklish thing when stories were retold. "
12 " I noted with wry amusement how quickly she’d latched on to the idea that friends did favors expecting nothing in return. I wondered whether she understood the obligation side of friendship or merely its benefits. "
13 " I’d always found that humor made a better shield than indifference. "
14 " I was soon to discover just which group served as the bottom-most rung of the caravan’s social ladder. "
15 " Some days it just doesn’t pay to drag my sorry arse out of bed in the morning. "
16 " Action alone is often useless unless coupled with understanding. "
17 " Those numbers had names, and many had family; each of those losses was keenly felt. No, there was nothing casual about casualties when they were your friends and countrymen. "
18 " I am most sincerely glad that hindsight is 2020 at last. "
19 " Whereas a horse might willingly undertake whatever it was trained to do, a mule would sometimes decide that it knew better. "
20 " Worse. Taxmen! Bandits we could fend off, but these fellas will fleece you like a ewe in spring. "
