He Will Not Succeed In This," Taran

Craftsmanship Isn't Like Water In An Earthen Pot, To Be Taken Out By The Dipperful Until It's Empty. No, The More Drawn Out The More Remains.

Are You Slow-witted? I'm So Sorry For You. It's Terrible To Be Dull And Stupid.

A Shade Of Sorrow Passed Over Taliesin's Face. 'there Are Those,' He Said Gently, 'who Must First Learn Loss, Despair, And Grief. Of All Paths To Wisdom, This Is The Cruelest And Longest. Are You One Who Must Follow Such A Way? This Even I Cannot Know. If You Are, Take Heart Nonetheless. Those Who Reach The End Do More Than Gain Wisdom. As Rough Wool Becomes Cloth, And Crude Clay A Vessel, So Do They Change And Fashion Wisdom For Others, And What They Give Back Is Greater Than What They Won.

And Thus Did An Assistant Pig-keeper Become High King Of Prydain.

If I Do Find Pride, I'll Not Find It In What I Was Or What I Am, But What I May Become. Not In My Birth, But In Myself.