‘You are a man, and men must face what they fear or be destroyed by it.’
– Druss, to Pellin, The Legend of Deathwalker
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‘And what is a man? He is someone who rises when life has knocked him down. He is someone who raises his fist to heaven when a storm has ruined his crop – and plants again. And again. A man remains unbroken by the savage twists of fate.’
– Druss, to the crowd at an inn near Skultik, Legend
‘Evil will always have the worst weapons. Evil will gather the greatest armies. They will burn, and plunder and kill. But that’s not the worst of it. They will try to make us believe that the only way of destroying them is by becoming them. That is the true vileness of evil. It is contagious.’
– Druss, to Stavut, The Swords of Night and Day
‘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
‘My father told me that a man is lucky if in his life he can count on at least two good friends. He maintained that a man with many friends had to be either rich or stupid, and I think that is largely true. In all my life I have had only one friend, and that is you.’
– Sieben, to Druss, The Legend of Deathwalker
‘Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil.’
– Druss, to Sieben, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘I said no such thing, lad. I said I was frightened. There’s a difference. A coward is a man who knows what’s right, but is afraid to do it. There’s plenty of them around. But the worst of them are easy to spot: they talk loud, they brag big, and given a chance they’re as cruel as sin.’
– An Old Man, to Druss, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘Fear is sensible. Never make the mistake of equating it with cowardice.’
– Sieben, to Druss, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘We none of us live for ever. Better by far, then, to live well.‘
– Druss, to Rabalyn, White Wolf
‘A man must always have a dream unfulfilled. What could be worse than to achieve everything one has ever dreamed of? What would one do then?‘
– Varsava, to Druss, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend