‘What better way of dealing with enemies than making them your friends?’
– Caterix, to Galead, Last Sword of Power
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‘Comfort, I find, is more to do with the spirit than the softness of beds.’
– Parmenion, to Mothac, Dark Prince
‘But hatred never dies. We plant the seeds of hate with every action inspired by it.’
– Banouin, to Connavar, Sword in the Storm
‘A drowning man doesn’t stop to think about whether the sea has a reason for being, he just swims and fights for life.’
– Forin, to Karis, Dark Moon
‘Words are all we have to describe how we feel, what we need from one another. Without them how would we teach the young, or express our hopes for future generations to read?’
– Sieben, to Druss, The Legend of Deathwalker
‘Fear is like fire in your belly. Controlled, it warms you and keeps you alive. Unleashed, it burns and destroys you.’
– Miriel, to herself, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
‘I feel whole now. Like when I was a child, and the world was full of wonder. What happened to me? How did I lose that useful passion, that belief in humanity?’
– Questor Ro, to Sofarita, Echoes of the Great Song
‘You never live in the now. You are always thinking back over some past tragedy, or looking ahead to some distant dream. It is no way to live one’s life.’
– Bane, to Banouin, Midnight Falcon
‘A man who has never known sorrow can never appreciate joy. So the man who has not faced death can not understand life.’
– Revelation, to Cormac, Last Sword of Power