“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

“I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear.”

“Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.”

“When she spoke her voice was clear. "I do this so you cannot help but hear. a wise man views a moonless night with fear.”

“You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.”

“You are an educated man. You know there are no such things as demons." Bast smiled a terrible smile. "There is only my kind." Bast leaned closer still, Chronicler smelled flowers on his breath. "You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared. You do not know the first note of the music that moves me.”

“Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its nature and something unfortunately was hurt. The same is true of Denna.”