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21 " I shall not lie!" Eilonwy cried, "not for this traitor and deserter." "It is not for him," Taran said quietly, "but for the sake of our quest." "It isn't right," Eilonwy began, tears starting in her eyes. "We do not speak of rightness," Taran answered. "We speak of a task to be finished. "
― Lloyd Alexander , The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2)
22 " Sanningen finns i allt om man bara kan förstå det. "
23 " Det ligger större ära i en välplöjd åker än i en åker dränkt i blod. "
24 " Det är inte många", fortsatte han högmodigt, "som förstår hur makt ska brukas. Och inte många som vågar bruka den när de blir erbjudna den. "
25 " Inom de flesta av oss är gott och ont sammanflätade så tätt som trådarna på en vävstol. Större visdom än min krävs för den domen. "
26 " Därför ska jag ära Morgant", sade Gwydion, " för vad han en gång var, och Ellidyr, prins av Pen-Llarcau, för vad han blev. "
27 " Vi är varken onda eller goda. Vi är helt enkelt intresserade av saker precis som det de är. "
28 " I commend your patience,” he said. “The black beast spurs Ellidyr cruelly.” “I think he'll feel better once we find the cauldron,” Taran said. “There will be glory enough for all to share.”Adaon smiled gravely. “Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too. "
29 " There is much to be known,” said Adaon, “and above all much to be loved, be it the turn of the seasons or the shape of a river pebble. Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts. "
30 " It is easy to judge evil unmixed,” replied Gwydion. “But, alas, in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging. "
31 " Of course not," agreed Orddu. "We're neither good nor evil. We're simply interested in things as they are. And things as they are, at the moment, seem to be that you're caught by the Crochan. "