‘Words are all we have to describe how we feel, what we need from one another. Without them how would we teach the young, or express our hopes for future generations to read?’
– Sieben, to Druss, 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
‘I feel whole now. Like when I was a child, and the world was full of wonder. What happened to me? How did I lose that useful passion, that belief in humanity?’
– Questor Ro, to Sofarita, Echoes of the Great Song
‘You never live in the now. You are always thinking back over some past tragedy, or looking ahead to some distant dream. It is no way to live one’s life.’
– Bane, to Banouin, Midnight Falcon
‘A man who has never known sorrow can never appreciate joy. So the man who has not faced death can not understand life.’
– Revelation, to Cormac, Last Sword of Power
‘Power with conscience, strength without cruelty, love of homeland without hatred for one’s enemies.’
– Atreus, to Argurios, Lord of the Silver Bow
‘You think the Source only usues good men for his purposes? I have seen differently.’
– Waylander, to Chardyn, Hero in the Shadows
‘A man should be free to do what he wants to do, as long as it doesn’t hurt others.’
– Gilad, to Bregan, Legend