‘May your paths be straight, and your days be long.‘
– Sukai, to Chien-tsu, Quest for Lost Heroes
‘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
‘Nothing more foolish than a man in love. Or more grand.‘
– Chain Shada, to Kaelin Ring, Ravenheart
‘All men must die eventually. The gift of life is not permanent.‘
– Antaheim, to Rabil, Legend
‘Are the gods swayed because of faked tears and wailing? I would doubt it. Good men have died unmourned and unnoticed, while some of consummate evil have had thousands of mourners at their funerals. It is pleasant to believe that the gods are a little more discerning than men.‘
– Xenophon, to Parmenion, Lion of Macedon
‘Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.‘
– Decado, to Abaddon, The King Beyond The Gate
‘You show your true nature in each action you take.‘
– Odysseus, to Hektor, Fall of Kings
‘A man’s strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.‘
– Druss, to himself, Legend
‘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