“Three things never anger or you'll not live for long;A wolf with cubs,A man with power, And a woman's sense of wrong.”Mercedes Lackey book By the SwordSource: By the Sword
“Do you know the kind of things that live up there?… things without names 'cause no one who's seen 'em has lived long enough to give them any name besides 'AAAARG!”Mercedes Lackey Source: The Oathbound
“Fanatics can justify practically any atrocity to themselves. The more untenable their position becomes, the harder they hold to it, and the worse the things they are willing to do to support it.”Mercedes Lackey Source: Changes
“In a calm, clear voice, she suggested that the wyrsa in question could do several highly improbable, athletically difficult and possibly biologically impractical things involving its own mother, a few household implements, and a dead fish.”Mercedes Lackey Source: The Silver Gryphon
“Three things trust and cherish well-The horse on which you ride,The beast that guards and watches,And your shield-mate at your side.”Mercedes Lackey book By the SwordSource: By the Sword
“Of three things be wary-of a feather on a cat,The shepherd eating mutton,And a guardsman that is fat.”Mercedes Lackey book By the SwordSource: By the Sword
“Three things never trust in-The maiden sworn as pure,The vows a king has given,And an ambush that is sure.”Mercedes Lackey book By the SwordSource: By the Sword
“Three things know a secret-First; the lady in a dream,The dog that barks no warning,And a maid that does not scream.”Mercedes Lackey book By the SwordSource: By the Sword
“Three things see no end-A flower blighted ere it bloomed,A message that was wasted,And a journey that was doomed.”Mercedes Lackey book By the SwordSource: By the Sword