Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.
("Eldest")
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There is much you can learn from books and scrolls. These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.
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Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis
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