A Talent For War

“The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders.”

—Tulisofala, ‘Mountain Passes’ (Translated by Leisha Tanner)

“Among our people, we maintain that wisdom consists in recognizing the extent to which one is prone to error.”

— Ashiyyurean ambassador M’Kan Keoltipess

“I suspect that we will never feel entirely comfortable when faced with intelligence housed in an exotic physical configuration.”

— Walford Candles' ‘Letters,’ Volume II (unpublished)