“One truth doesn't refute another. Truth doesn't lie in the object, but in how we see it.”

“Royce looked back down at the stream below. "She doesn't even know me. What if she doesn't like me? Few people do.""She might not at first. Maribor knows I didn't. But you have a way of growing on a person." He smiled. "You know, like lichen or mold.”

“The abbot told me once that lying was a betrayal to one's self. It's evidence of self-loathing. You see, when you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie to hide it rather than accept yourself for who you really are. The idea of how others see you becomes more important than the reality of you. It's like when a man would rather die than be thought of as a coward. His life is not as important to him as his reputation. In the end, who is the braver? The man who dies rather than be thought of as a coward or the man who lives willing to face who he really is?”

“The abbot once told me that lying was a betrayal to one’s self. It’s evidence of self-loathing. When you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie rather than accepting yourself for who you really are—or, in this case, pretend something happened when it didn’t. The idea of how others see you becomes more important than the reality of you.”

“When you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie rather than accepting yourself for who you really are—or, in this case, pretend something happened when it didn’t. The idea of how others see you becomes more important than the reality of you.”

“Another last-minute, good-deed job,” Royce grumbled as he stuffedsupplies into his saddlebag.“True,” Hadrian said, slinging his sword belt over his shoulder, “butthis is at least a paying job.”“You should have told him the real reason we saved him from Trumbul—because we wouldn’t see the hundred tenents otherwise.”“That was your reason. Besides, how often do we get to do royal contracts?If word gets around, we’ll be able to command top salaries.”“If word gets around, we’ll be hanged.”

“The idea of how others see you becomes more important than the reality of you.”