Who knows a man's name, holds that man's life in his keeping. Thus to Ged, who had lost faith in himself, Vetch had given him that gift that only a friend can give, the proof of unshaken, unshakeable trust.

“Yes. There's really only one question that can be answered, Genry, and we alrea…”

“the truth is a matter of the imagination”

“Which is better off, a lizard basking in the sun or a philosopher?”

“One alien is a curiosity, two are an invasion.”