Whether The Bear Beats The

We Are Always More Afraid Than We Wish To Be, But We Can Always Be Braver Than We Expect.

Never Kiss A Girl Whose Brothers Have Knife Scars.

May You Shelter In The Palm Of The Creator's Hand, And May The Last Embrace Of The Mother Welcome You Home.

My Mother Always Told Me The Best Way To Learn To Deal With A Man Was To Learn To Ride A Mule. She Said They Have About Equal Brains Most Of The Time. Sometimes The Mule Is Smarter.

Duty Is Heavier Than A Mountain, Dai Shan.' That Time, Lan Did Flinch. How Long Had It Been Since Someone Had Been Able To Do That To Him With Mere Words? He Remembered Teaching That Same Concept To A Youth Out Of The Two Rivers. A Sheepherder, Innocent Of The World, Fearful Of The Fate Laid Out Before Him By The Pattern.