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‘We are going to die. Perhaps not today or tomorrow – but sometime in the future we will cease to be. It cannot be avoided, no matter how far or how fast we run.‘

– Miriac, to Tarantio, Dark Moon

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‘No true man walks away when a friend needs him.‘

– Achilles, to Odysseus, Fall of Kings

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‘A man makes mistakes, but he lives by them. Foolish it may be, on occasion. But in the main it is the only way to live. We are what we say, only so long as our words are iron.‘

– Tenaka Khan, to Ingis, The King Beyond the Gate

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‘We know that true friendship is worth more than gold, and that comradeship is priceless.‘

– Tarantio, to Forin, Dark Moon

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‘Winning is not the point. If a man only fought when he believed there was a chance to win, evil would beat him every time.‘

– Varey Shannow, to Jon Shannow, Blood Stone

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‘May your paths be straight, and your days be long.‘

– Sukai, to Chien-tsu, Quest for Lost Heroes

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‘Your world is full of violent men, heroic with sword and shield, ready to butcher their way to whatever plunder they desire. Can you not see it is the boy you were who stops you from being like them? Do not lose sight of him.‘

– Odysseus, to Helikaon, Lord of the Silver Bow

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‘One man can do anything if he sets his heart on it.‘

– Karnak, to Dundas, Waylander

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‘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

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