The path of life is strewn with many perils and the folly of knowledge is one of the greatest dangers. Wisdom is a treacherous weapon, little master, for it is sundered from compassion. All too often the end of the journey gains more import than it should and the wise become blind to the road and the method of their passing.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Blind Compassion Danger Dangers End Folly Journey Knowledge Life Method Path Perils Road Treacherous Weapon Wisdom Wise

The time had finally come when she would have to accept the full power of the Starwife. No longer could she be just Ysabelle. Now she had a land to govern and all the daunting responsibilities that that entailed. The liberty she had experienced since the night she had escaped from the Ring of Banbha seemed to vanish. She was left stripped of her freedom, and only long years of a lonely reign stretched out before her.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Freedom Liberty Loneliness Lonely Reign Responsibilities Responsibility

Curious how even a little time can alter so much.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Alter Change Time

There are many things in this unhappy world we cannot alter. We must learn to live with our lot and find peace with ourselves.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Accept What Is Accept What You Cannot Change Peace

Yours is a true heart, Vespertilio. Beware of it, for it is surely too large for thy chest to contain.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Beware Heart

I come to call down my destiny - and it is tall and dangerous!

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Destiny

Is the Starwife a witch? asked Firgil. Is any wise female a witch? Just because they have been blessed by the Green and given strange and beautiful gifts, does not mean they use them for evil purposes.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Beautiful Blessed Evil Female Females Gifts Purposes Strange Wise Witch

Many grim tales stem from your green lands, and still deeds both noble and evil shall yet unfold there.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Deeds Evil Grim Noble Tales

Lies breed distrust, and distrust brings conflict.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Conflict Distrust Distrusting Others Lies

Tread not into the fearsome nightBut pull the covers high,Step not into the wild dark woodFor the Hobbers are dancing nigh

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Night Wood

The moles came bearing their lamps and then the most ancient and magical creature that ever danced beneath the moon was lost in darkness once more.

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis Ancient Magical Moles Moon

Travel became distinguishable from pain and began to be regarded as an intellectual pleasur...These factors--the voluntariness of departure, the freedom implicit in the indeterminancies of mobility, the pleasure of travel free from necessity, the notion that travel signifies autonomy and is a means for demonstrating what one 'really' is independent of one context or set of defining associations--remain the characteristics of the modern conception of travel.Eric Leed

~ Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis 28 Pedestrian Walking Writing Craft