One had a knife. But I had a staff and was trained to use it.
Men cannot grieve as dogs do. But they grieve for many years.
Had they been dogs they would have sniffed me over and then drawn back. But humans have no such inbred courtesies.
Chade, I know the Fool is strange. But I like it when he comes to talk to me. He speaks in riddles, and he insults me, and makes fun of me, and gives himself leave to tell me things he thinks I should do, like wash my hair, or not wear yellow. But (....
Because your heart will be hammered against him, and your strength will be tempered in his fire.
But in my heart, when I said “my king,” I meant Verity.
When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.