‘There is nothing a man cannot achieve if he has the will, the strength and the courage to attempt it.‘
– Druss, to Borcha, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘There is nothing a man cannot achieve if he has the will, the strength and the courage to attempt it.‘
– Druss, to Borcha, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘Courage is meaningless unless it is allied to a keen mind.‘
– Ruathain, to Connavar, Sword in the Storm
‘I have known a lot of brave men. Many of them are dead now. Courage is meaningless unless it is allied to a keen mind.‘
– Ruathain, to Connavar, Sword in the Storm
‘There is a time to fight and a time to run. Think back over your lives. Have you not run enough?‘
– Kzun, to Nadir warriors, The Legend of Deathwalker
‘He is a man of great pride. And that pride is well founded, for he is a fair, brave and honest man. It means much to him that others see he has these qualities. For they are rare, and hard won. It is not easy to be honourable. The world is full of cunning, crafty men who have no understanding of honour or loyalty. They connive, they steal, and invariably, in the eyes of the world, they succeed. To be honest requires great effort, and continuous courage. And as for fairness, that is hardest of all.‘
– Banouin, to Connavar, Sword in the Storm
‘There are many futures, child. Not all are written in stone. Much depends on courage, and luck, and friends. Even more depends on enemies.‘
– The Old Woman, to Jianna, White Wolf
‘Be lucky. And be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.’
– Grandfather, to Xander, Lord of the Silver Bow
‘Courage remains, even when youth has faded.’
– Talisman, to Quing-chin, The Legend of Deathwalker
‘These three mysteries the warrior must understand: Life, Harmony and Spirit. The first is life, sometimes called the Greek gift, for it is taken back, day after day. What is it? It is breath, it is laughter, it is joy. The brighter the light, the shorter its existence. But one thing is certain – and the warrior knows this. All lives end. A man can hide in a cave all his days, avoiding war, avoiding pestilence, and still he will one day die. Better the bright flame, the great joy. A man who has never known sorrow can never appreciate joy. So the man who has not faced death can not understand life.
Harmony is the second mystery. The tree knows harmony, and the breeze and the quiet stars. Man rarely finds it. Find it now, here on this lonely hill. Listen to the beating of your heart, feel the air in your lungs, see the glory of the moon. Be at one with the night. Be at one with these stones. Be at one with your sword and yourself. For in harmony is strength, and in strength there is life.
Lastly there is Spirit. Tonight you will want to run… to hide… to escape. But spirit will tell you to stand firm. It is a small voice and easy to shut out. But you will listen. For spirit is all a man has against the Darkness. And only by following the voice of spirit can a man grow strong. Courage, loyalty, friendship and love are all gifts of the spirit.’
– Revelation, to Cormac, Last Sword of Power
‘Without fear there can be no courage.’
– Song Xiu, to Yu Yu Liang, Hero in the Shadows