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By the Sword (Valdemar, #9) QUOTES

By the Sword (Valdemar, #9) QUOTES

1 " That’s how you tell a merc is dead; he just stops collecting paychecks. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

2 " Make someone a devout, fanatical anything, and his brain turns to mulch. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

3 " Three things never anger or you'll not live for long;
A wolf with cubs,
A man with power, And a woman's sense of wrong. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

4 " Three things trust and cherish well-
The horse on which you ride,
The beast that guards and watches,
And your shield-mate at your side. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

5 " Of three things be wary-
of a feather on a cat,
The shepherd eating mutton,
And a guardsman that is fat. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

6 " Three things never trust in-
The maiden sworn as pure,
The vows a king has given,
And an ambush that is sure. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

7 " Three things see no end-
A flower blighted ere it bloomed,
A message that was wasted,
And a journey that was doomed. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)

8 " Three things know a secret-
First; the lady in a dream,
The dog that barks no warning,
And a maid that does not scream. "

― Mercedes Lackey , By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)