‘Sometimes it is good to be sad. ‘
– Kebra, to Sufia, Winter Warriors
‘There are some things no man can run from.‘
– Druss, to the crowd at an inn near Skultik, Legend
‘Courage is meaningless unless it is allied to a keen mind.‘
– Ruathain, to Connavar, Sword in the Storm
‘If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.‘
– Jon Shannow, to Gareth Archer, Bloodstone
‘It is so strange, my boy. Many people say they wish to serve the Lord of All Peace. But in an advisory capacity: “Ah, my God, you are most wondrous, having created all the planets and the stars. However, you are quite wrong to choose me. I know this, for I am Vintar, and I am weak.”‘
– The Abbot, to Vintar, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘Confidence is to be applauded, arrogance avoided.‘
– Banouin, to Connavar, Sword in the Storm
‘It’s in the past, boy. You’ve been to the edge, and looked in the pit. Now you can either be stronger or weaker. It’s a choice – but it’s your choice. In life a man has to learn to be strong in the broken places.‘
– The Deacon, to Dr Meredith, Bloodstone
‘Women! They bring out the worst and the best in any man.‘
– Philip, to his guards, Lion of Macedon
‘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
‘I have found in my life that people who boast of their sensitivity are sensitive only to their own needs, and utterly indifferent to the needs of others. ‘
– Talisman, to Zhusai, The Legend of Deathwalker