‘No man can fight time.‘
– Diagoras, to Skilgannon, White Wolf
‘A man should always honour his debts. We are nothing without honour.‘
– A rider, to Skilgannon, White Wolf
‘My old swordmaster used to talk about the Now. It is all there is. The past is a memory, the future a dream, the present a reality. All we can ever do is live in the Now, and try to ensure that our deeds are worthy.‘
– Skilgannon, to Askari, The Swords of Night and Day
‘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
‘You are a fighter. You struggle against the evil of the world. You seek to make it a better and more loving place.‘
– Skilgannon, to Brother Labberan, White Wolf
‘We like to think there is something special, even alien, about evil. We like to think that tyrants are different from the rest of us. That they are somehow inhuman. They are not. They are merely unchained, unfettered; free to do as they please.‘
– Ustarte, to Skilgannon, The Swords of Night and Day
‘I would like to meet the man who first suggested that life was fair. It is not. It is just life. Some people are lucky. Some are not. Fairness has nothing to do with it.‘
– Skilgannon, to Askari, The Swords of Night and Day
‘The gift of love is priceless. You are a better man for having loved her, and for having been loved by her. Let the grief flow by all means. But rid yourself of the guilt. You have nothing to feel guilty about.‘
– Skilgannon, to Harad, The Swords of Night and Day
‘Never, in anger, say what you don’t mean. Words can be sharper than knives, and the wounds sometimes never heal.‘
– Molaire, to Skilgannon, White Wolf
‘You humans amuse me. When someone is evil you need to demonize them. He is a monster, you say. No, he is merely a man who has given in to the evils of his nature. All of you have a potential for evil, and for good. Much depends on the stimuli applied.‘
– Ustarte, to Skilgannon, White Wolf