“They moved in dance steps too intricate for the noninitiated eye to imitate or understand. Clearly they were of one soul. Handsome, rangy, wildly various, they were bound in total loyalty, not by oath, but by the simple, unquestioning belongingness of part of one organism.”

“I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more than one organ. An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips.”

“Learning a dance is not about imitating the dance steps perfectly. But it's about creating your own style using the dance steps that you imitate.”

“If there was an arrow speeding toward Will, I would be bound by oath to step in front of it.''Handy, that,' said Will.”

“If only life were that simple; if one could jump to the good parts and flick through the bad —”

“In ancient times a sapphire was given as an oath oftrust, honesty and loyalty. Sapphire is the original “true blue,”symbolizing sincerity and the soul.”