Quotes from Mercedes Lackey

The first six quotes tweeted from January 31 through February 6 were from One Good Knight, by Mercedes Lackey.

“It takes as long as it takes.” Gina is being asked how long the fighting training will take. She compares it to learning to be a dancer or a musician.

“Why dress something you’re going to eat?” Amaranth’s reason for finally believing the dragons – food could be to fatten her up, but clothing does not make sense if that were their goal.

”Clever and cunning, not intelligent. Not the same thing at all.” The fox, when Gina says that foxes are supposed to be intelligent.

“People who are not mad always have reasons for what they do.” Peri and Andi are trying to figure out why the dragons are being forced to lay waste to the countryside.

“Sacrificing one virgin girl a week does not ruin an economy.” Peri, pointing out that the dragons “ravaging” the countryside has not hurt the basic economy at all.

“A question or a train of thought must be pursued to its likeliest conclusion, no matter how unpleasant.” Andi’s teacher of logic has taught her this, and she does not at all like the likeliest conclusion.

“Don’t look under the bed. I forgot to check there.” Bowling, Horse Power.

Quotes from Mercedes Lackey

The quotes tweeted between December 6 and December 11 were all from One Good Knight, by Mercedes Lackey.

“How could one write up a treaty with things that were mythical?” Andi considers that the fact there are treaties with the Weirding Others in the Archives is a pretty good indication that they’re real.

“Say as little as you can, and listen as much as you can.” The Lady Thalia’s advice to Andi, when the girl first starts eating dinner with her mother, Casseiopeia. (Yes, Andi is short for Andromeda.)

“Foxes are as bad as cats for twisting orders around to suit themselves.” Solon grumbling to himself about his unfortunate choice of a fox as a familiar.

“Move slowly, that was the key.” Solon thinking to himself about the best way to take over Arcadia.

“The best way to distract attention was to start a war.” Solon still thinking, though he is smart enough to know Arcadia could not survive a war. Summoning a dragon would, however, do just as well.

“A fight creates a pattern you can see only after it is over.” Gina is trying to teach the girls how to fight.

“If computers could breathe sighs of relief, that was what the planetary computer did.” Homecoming, by Sue Ann Bowling Marna has just teleported back to the lodge the instant she sees the crevasse she is exploring move.