Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, #3)

by Robin Hobb

It is quite one thing to admit a fault to yourself. It is another thing entirely to have a friend not only agree with you, but point out the full depth of the fault.

One does not have to be Witted to know the companionship of a beast, and to know that the friendship of an animal is every bit as rich and complicated as that of a man or woman.

It is one thing to be willing to die for another. It is another to sacrifice the living of one’s life for another.

I healed. Not completely. A scar is never the same as good flesh, but it stops the bleeding.