“Anyway, I must be far from insufferable, since you've done an excellent job of suffering me these last months.”

“For most of the process, nothing but faith, fueled by your own stubbornness, will be pulling you along. The work that you've done on the book so far won't be much comfort, because so much of it will be insufferable crap, until the very last moment, when you figure out how to fix it and everything comes together.”

“Yes," said Jalem as he returned to his brushing. "You've obviously done a superb job so far. Tell me, do I need to make an appointment to try and kill Drothe, or is it simply on a first-come, first-served basis? I can never keep kin etiquette straight.”

“You're not special for the pain you've suffered; you're special for what you've done to overcome that pain.”

“The job isn't done until you've blamed someone for the parts that went wrong.”

“THE LAST WORDS OF MAX VANDENBURG: You've done enough.”