‘Courage remains, even when youth has faded.’
– Talisman, to Quing-chin, The Legend of Deathwalker
All posts by Robbie Swale
‘Sometimes – most times – we don’t get what we want. Rarely do we even get what we deserve. We get what we get. That’s it. Yesterday is gone. It will never come again. Tomorrow hasn’t happened yet. What we have is now. And do you know what is real? This is real. We are real. And at this moment we are all there is.’
– Palima, to Bison, Winter Warriors
‘Everything ends. In a curious way it is what makes life so beautiful.’
– Angel, to Miriel, Waylander II: In The Realm of the Wolf
‘It would certainly make life more complete if one could believe in a grand plan for the universe. If we could be certain that evil men would receive judgement. However, I fear that life is not so simple. Wise men say that the universe is in a state of constant war, a battle between the Source and the forces of chaos. If that is true then chaos commands the most cavalry.’
– Nogusta, to Dagorian, Winter Warriors
‘How does evil grow? What makes it appear in a human heart, growing like a weed among blooms? I tell you. It is born from anger and injustice, from resentment and jealousy.’
– Kollarin, to the clan children, Ironhand’s Daughter
‘We all of us carry the seed of evil in our hearts and souls. Even the purest, even the most holy. It is part of the human condition, born into us. We cannot root it out. All we can do – at best – is prevent it from germinating.’
– Ustarte, to Skilgannon, The Swords of Night and Day
‘You are a man, and men must face what they fear or be destroyed by it.’
– Druss, to Pellin, The Legend of Deathwalker
‘I have found in my life that there are few actions which are unforgivable. And there are no words said that carry such a penalty.’
– Vintar, to Rek, Legend
‘You talk about countering evil, and in essence that is a question of balance. But the scales are not merely linear. A great great amount of evil does not necessarily require an equivalent amount of good to equalise the balance.’
– Pendarric, to Galead, Last Sword of Power