‘It’s in the past, boy. You’ve been to the edge, and looked in the pit. Now you can either be stronger or weaker. It’s a choice – but it’s your choice. In life a man has to learn to be strong in the broken places.‘
– The Deacon, to Dr Meredith, Bloodstone
‘Women! They bring out the worst and the best in any man.‘
– Philip, to his guards, Lion of Macedon
‘A great great amount of evil does not necessarily require an equivalent amount of good to equalise the balance.‘
– Pendarric, to Galead, Last Sword of Power
‘I have found in my life that people who boast of their sensitivity are sensitive only to their own needs, and utterly indifferent to the needs of others. ‘
– Talisman, to Zhusai, The Legend of Deathwalker
‘“I underestimated you, woman.” The cry of men down the ages.‘
– Renya, to Tenaka Khan, The King Beyond the Gate
‘An old soldier – a good friend of mine – once told me that he who fears to lose will never win. And it’s true.‘
– Druss, to Gilad, Legend
‘For only the good can know guilt, and you are not evil.‘
– Lady, to Parmenion, Dark Prince
‘A man is what he knows. But his soul will yearn for all that he does not know, for hidden there is all he may become.‘
– The Dagda, to Nuada, Knights of Dark Renown
‘That is also the way with fear. You can’t run from it. It will follow, snapping at your heels. Most fears recede if you face them down.‘
– Waylander, to Niallad, Hero in the Shadows
