“The Human was extremely tall. On its head it had yellowish hair coiled like a rope. It had no hair on its face. And yet his grandmother had been very categorical about that. Humans have hair on their faces. Its called a beard. Its one of the many things that distinguish them from elves. The little elf concentrated, trying to remember, then it came to him."You must be a female man," he concluded triumphantly."The word is woman, fool," said the human."Oh, sorry, sorry, woman-fool, I be more careful, I call right name, woman-fool"....”

“In human language, selling a smoking pot for three gold pieces is called a 'swindle,'" the man said, narrowly escaping a kick in the shins."In Elfish language it's called 'genius,'" the little elf replied cheerfully...”

“And if we know how to light a fire, why do we carry tinder around with us?"Because you're humans," the little one explained serenly. "You're stupid.”

“When the last dragon and the last elf break the circle, the past and the future will meet, and the sun of a new summer will shine in the sky. (The last Elf)”

“You don't just choose a name at random. A name is a name. A major responsibility.”

“When the water covers the earththe sun will vanish the darkess and the cold will come.When the last dragon and the last Elf break the circle the past and the future will meet. The sun of a new Summer will shine in the sky.”

“He reflected that what is important is not things, but the meaning we give to things. Sooner or later death comes for everyone. More important than putting off death, is giving it a meaning.”