“It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.”

“The Waystone was his, just as the third silence was his. This was appropriate, as it was the greatest silence of the three, wrapping the others inside itself. It was deep and wide as autumn’s ending. It was heavy as a great river-smooth stone. It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.”

“I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.”

“Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.”

“Abenthy gave me an appraising look. I'd been waiting for it. It was the look that said, "You don't sound as young as you look." I hoped he'd come to grips with it fairly soon. It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one.”

“Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.”

“- What's in the water?- Flowers and the part of the moon that isn't in the sky tonight.”