I Decided That Adventure Was The Best

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.

If Writers Learn More From Their Books Than Do Readers, Perhaps I May Have Begun To Learn.

It Is Harsh Enough For Each Man To Bear His Own Wound. But He Who Leads Bears The Wounds Of All Who Follow Him.

Every Man Is A Hero If He Strives More For Others Than For Himself Alone.

Stale Water Is A Poor Drink. Stale Skill Is Worse. And The Man Who Walks In His Own Footsteps Only Ends Where He Began.