Book 23-The Pretender "Tobias ask the Hork-Bajir.  Hork-Bajir give.  Always.  Forever.  Anything. Even life.  Jara Hamee never forget." Well, what are you going to do?  People like that you pretty much have to try and save. --Jara Hamee, Tobias And watching her (Rachel) morph to eagle was like seeing her soul emerge through her flesh. --Tobias "Toby, meet Rachel.  You two can visit the psychiatrist together." --Marco "A fool is strong so that others will see.  A wise person is strong for himself.  The Hork-Bajir will be strong for the Hork-Bajir.  That way, when the Yeerks are all gone, we will still be strong." --Toby Hamee Maybe you can't blame an human animal for just being an animal.  Except that my hawk opponent had no choice, no free will.  He'd never heard "Blessed are the peacemakers," or "I have a dream," or "All men are created equal." ... It suddenly occurred to me, right then, for the first time, that what I thought was so unique about me--that I was half instinctive predator and half human being--wasn't so unique after all.  ... Every human--Jake, Rachel, Marco, Cassie, all humans--kind of lives on that edge between savage and saint.  And the thing is that sometimes when you get pushed you do have to push back.  And other times, you have to turn the other cheek ... ...I guess the trick is to figure out when to do which thing.  When to fight, when to let up.  A balancing act.  And even if I went back to being fully human in body and mind, that balancing act wouldn't go away.  ... Maybe realizing that should have made me feel bad.  But it didn't.  Just made me feel human. --Tobias And who is there to remind you that what you want for yourself is less important than doing what is necessary and right?...Elfangor.  My father...<Message received, Father.  Message received.> --Tobias