“Don't make yourself so special," the dwarf said with a snort. "As if getting lost was some trick that only women knew. I've known men who could get lost in their own bedrooms. The only difference is that men with no sense of direction don't brag about it, the way women do.”

“I have this recurring nightmare where I'm lost in a strange forest, and my only hope is your sense of direction. Enough to give a fellow the sweats, it is.”

“He expects us to kill him," Palomides said to Dinadan."Some people are so demanding," Dinadan replied. "Considering we've only just met, I mean.”

“Which do you hate more: breaking your word or dying?""I don't know. I've never done either.”

“Whatever you seize for yourself is worthless. Only what is given you has value.”

“How did they know that I was the one who saved them?""They don't. You're the third knight they've celebrated over since it happened.”

“They've named the well after you.""How did they know my name?""They don't. They invented one.”