‘I am trying to make you understand that often – more often than no – we are forced into doing what we fear.‘
– Druss, to Gilad, Legend
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‘The trouble is that if you can’t forget, you can’t forgive.‘
– Prasamaccus, to Culain Lach Feragh, Last Sword of Power
‘Nothing beautiful is ever crafted at speed.‘
– Senta, to Miriel, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
‘It is a strange thing about some men. In matters of business or war, they can be giants; wise to a fault. In matters of the heart, they are like children.‘
– Ananais, to Renya, The King Beyond The Gate
‘I said I was frightened. There’s a difference. A coward is a man who knows what’s right, but is afraid to do it; there’s plenty of them around. But the worst of them are easy to spot: they talk loud, they brag big, and given a chance they’re as cruel as sin. ‘
– An old man, to Druss, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘The seas and the mountains are eternal and unchanging. We are just here for a little while and then we fade into the dust of history.‘
– Odysseus, to Kalliades, Shield of Thunder
‘All life is balanced. Light and dark, weak and strong, good and evil. The harmony of nature. In perpetual darkness all plants would die. In perpetual sunlight they would wither and burn. The balance is everything.‘
– Revelation, to Cotta, Last Sword of Power
‘To judge a man purely by his blood-line is folly. I have known the sons of cowards to be valorous, and sons of thieves who cold be trusted with the treasure of nations. Such treachery is not of the blood, but of the soul.‘
– Parmenion, to Cleander, Dark Prince
‘You humans amuse me. When someone is evil you need to demonize them. He is a monster, you say. No, he is merely a man who has given in to the evils of his nature. All of you have a potential for evil, and for good. Much depends on the stimuli applied.‘
– Ustarte, to Skilgannon, White Wolf
‘The past is dead and gone. You cannot change it. The future waits.‘
– Eriatha, to Connavar, Sword In The Storm