‘Nothing more foolish than a man in love. Or more grand.‘
– Chain Shada, to Kaelin Ring, Ravenheart
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‘All men must die eventually. The gift of life is not permanent.‘
– Antaheim, to Rabil, Legend
‘Are the gods swayed because of faked tears and wailing? I would doubt it. Good men have died unmourned and unnoticed, while some of consummate evil have had thousands of mourners at their funerals. It is pleasant to believe that the gods are a little more discerning than men.‘
– Xenophon, to Parmenion, Lion of Macedon
‘Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.‘
– Decado, to Abaddon, The King Beyond The Gate
‘You show your true nature in each action you take.‘
– Odysseus, to Hektor, Fall of Kings
‘A man’s strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.‘
– Druss, to himself, Legend
‘Once true love touches your heart you will understand. It has a power beyond any magic in the world.‘
– Skilgannon, to Askari, The Swords of Night and Day
‘Ah, but what a large word almost is. Can a man be almost alive? Almost right?‘
– Rek, to Bowman, Legend
‘I have discovered that miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed. A man dying of thirst in the desert sees a bee flying through the air. He decides that Jehovah has sent him the bee and follows it – to a glistening pool of cold, clear water. Is it a miracle?‘
– The Prophet, to Gershom, Shield of Thunder
‘We are all small against the ocean, lad.‘
– Milus Bar, to Eskodas, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend