‘There is nothing a man cannot achieve if he has the will, the strength and the courage to attempt it.‘
– Druss, to Borcha, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
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‘It is so strange, my boy. Many people say they wish to serve the Lord of All Peace. But in an advisory capacity: “Ah, my God, you are most wondrous, having created all the planets and the stars. However, you are quite wrong to choose me. I know this, for I am Vintar, and I am weak.”‘
– The Abbot, to Vintar, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘The past is dead, the future largely unwritten.‘
– Eskodas, to Varsava, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘We are all small against the ocean, lad.‘
– Milus Bar, to Eskodas, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘A man always has two choices, my friend.‘
– Shadak, to Sieben, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘Everyone dies. Even you and I. It is not your fault.‘
– Sieben, to Druss, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘I’ve known a lot of men in my time whose deeds are forgotten, but who were worthy of remembrance in song or tale.‘
– Druss, to Archytas, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘I was on a ship once with a rich man when we hit a storm, and the ship went down. The rich man gathered as much gold as could carry. He drowned. I left behind everything I owned. I survived.‘
– Eskodas, to Varsava, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
‘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
‘Nothing would ever have been achieved if men had allowed themselves to be diverted by the scale of the problems faced.‘
– Druss, to himself, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend