Beauty Is A Perilous Gift.

Beauty Is A Perilous Gift.

There Is No One Who Cannot Be Hated, Against Whatever Odds. Nor Anyone Who Cannot Be Loved, Against All Reason.

Truth Is A Hard Master, And Costly To Serve, But It Simplifies All Problems.

Brother Cadfael Knew Better Than To Be In A Hurry, Where Souls Were Concerned. There Was Plenty Of Elbow-room In Eternity.

Bitter Though It May Be To Many, Cadfael Concluded, There Is No Substitute For Truth, In This Or Any Case.