“He spoke with a raven's voice, old and wise and far above the cruelty of the human race.”
“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?”
“If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.”
“She said 'no' to the words he spoke, and 'yes' to the voice that spoke them.”
“When she spoke her voice was clear. "I do this so you cannot help but hear. a wise man views a moonless night with fear.”
“Jane Greyson had once told me that my voice was one of the Ancients—old and wise.”