‘You built a castle in your mind. But fear seeped through gaps in the walls, and now there is nowhere else to hide. Deep down you know this, for the hero I see in you keeps telling you.‘
– Odysseus, to Helikaon, Lord of the Silver Bow
Tag Archives: Fear
‘Fear cannot be trusted. It exaggerates everything. It is both treacherous and dishonest.‘
– Andromache, to herself, Fall of Kings
‘Understand this: you cannot conquer fear by running away from it.’
– The Morrigu, to Banouin, Midnight Falcon
‘You are a man, and men must face what they fear or be destroyed by it.’
– Druss, to Pellin, 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
‘Without fear there can be no courage.’
– Song Xiu, to Yu Yu Liang, Hero in the Shadows
‘Never let anger, or outrage, or fear affect you. That is easy advice to give, but hard to follow. Men will bait you, they will laugh at you, they will jeer. But it is just noise. They will do anything to make you angry or emotional. But the only way you can make them suffer is to win. And to do that you must remain cool.’
– Chareos, to Kiall, Quest for Lost Heroes
‘It is not a crime to be frightened. I am frightened. Diagoras is frightened. Anyone with any intelligence would be frightened. Fear is necessary. It is there to keep us alive; to warn us to avoid danger.’
– Skilgannon, to Rabalyn, White Wolf
‘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