For The Young, Death Is An Enemy

From The Time An Aiel Boy Becomes A Man He Will Not Sing Anything But Battle Chants, Or Their Dirge For The Slain. I Have Heard Them Singing Over Their Dead, And Over Those They Have Killed. That Song Is One To Make The Stones Weep.

I'm Not Certain That I Draw From Any One Culture More Than Others. Many Myths And Legends Of Many Different Cultures Are Really The Same Story When You Get To The Heart Of It. They Are Often Cultural Cautionary Tales About How We Should Behave And How We Should Live.

A Cat For A Hat, Or A Hat For A Cat. But Nothing For Nothing.

Reading Is Like Breathing. If You Take It Away, First I Become Antsy, Then Violent.

If You Must Mount The Gallows, Give A Jest To The Crowd, A Coin The Hangman, And Make The Drop With A Smile On Your Lips.