“Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.”
“I loved her – my enemy – by choosing to not make her a substitute god to which I offered too many waking thoughts – bitter, acrimonious – as if they were a prayer.”
“A truth concluded will die for truth is not a destiny but a journey”
“Truth is naturally universal...and shines into many different windows, though many are clouded.”
“So, wonder! I also wonder about you," said Cadfael mildly. "Do you know any human creatures who are not strangers, one to another?”
“There's just no substitute for the truth.”