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The baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.

We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite.

Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to damn well say so.

I remember an old teacher of mine once saying that behind every dark cloud the sun was just waiting to boil you to death.

Some people have a gift for stupidity, an almost mystic ability to withstand any form of logic.

By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest
heroism

Kassandra put her arm around her. "One day we will have no bones," the girl said happily, "and our dust will swirl among the stars.

Your men are brave men, And you have won. I can live with that, Earl of Bronze a poor man would I be if I could not.

In any broth, the scum [politicians] always rises to the top.

Get rid of your doubts. Yesterday is dead. Past mistakes are like smoke in the breeze.

War.
Such a little word, such a depth of agony. Blood, death, conquest, starvation, plague, and horror.

Too many people go through life without pausing to enjoy what they have.

One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.

An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.

Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever . [ ... ] It never ends. Never ... ever ... be glad to kill.

When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.

[H]e who fears to lose will never win.

When your life has been spent in one war after another for forty-five years, you have to be pretty handy to survive.

May all your dreams come true, save one.

Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

I don't give a damn, laddie. Until the actual moment, when they cut me down, I shall still be looking to win. And the gods of war are fickle at best.

Love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.

Never liked Kolanos. Was at a feast with him one time. Never heard him fart at all. Can't trust a man who doesn't fart at a feast.

Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.

I think that for the coward every day carries a kind of death.

Fear cannot be trusted ... It exaggerates everything. It is both treacherous and dishonest.

Hatred is like a plague. It is all-consuming, and it springs from man to man.

The point is [ ... ] that you never know whether you've lost until you've lost. Anything can happen.

None of us can choose the manner of our passing.

Hate is the father of all evil.

Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.

Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods

No one can take away the freedom of a man's soul.

You know how it is. Boy meets girl, girl wants boy dead. An everyday story, really.

Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.

War is the enemy of civilization. We cannot grow through war, Xander. It drags us down, filling our hearts with hatred and thoughts of revenge.

I make little distinction betwee those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.

Would ride into fire. For Odysseus that whip was pride.

Love is both wondrous and yet full of peril. Love is a gateway through which hatred - disguised and unrecognized - can pass.

A man takes what the gods thrust upon him.

Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.

Our souls are but leaves in a storm, and only the gods know where we will come to rest.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.

A man must know his limitations.

Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.

All beauty is sad. For it fades.

My happiness is not in the gift of others. I will be happy or I will not be happy. No man will supply it or deprive me of it.

Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.

Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a different universe.

If you want to fight evil, you have to climb down in the slime to do so.

Less of a Galahad than a Lancelot, thought Archer. A flawed knight in a flawed world, unstable yet unyielding.

Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed.

In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.

War. What was it about the prospect of some bloody enterprises that reduced men to the level of animals?

I am a stranger. You do not need to lie to me or pretend. Only with friends do you need masks

Foolish: It's all foolish. Life is a farce a stupid, sickening farce played out by fools.

We all have scars [ ... ] Better by far for them to be worn on the outside.

There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.

A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.

The tree bark began to move, forming a face of wood.

I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf

A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it.

I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages.

You can buy gold that is bright as the sun and diamonds as pale as the moon. But you cannot buy the sun. You cannot own the moon. II

It is not hard to change when your biggest problem is whether the weeds prosper in a vegetable patch.

A man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.

Like light and shadow, love and hate were inseparable. One could not exist without the other.

I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.

Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said ... Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?

I tell you, one more insult and I'll take his curling tongs and ram them so far up his arse he'll be able to curl the damned thing from the inside.

Love requires a different kind of courage, Andromache.

This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.

No man should ever completely realize his dreams. What else would there then be to live for?

There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.

Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.

grinned. 'Xenophon taught me that victory is achieved by putting the thought of defeat into the heart of your enemy. To him goes the honour.

Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.

Our lives are spent sailing in the mist, hoping for a burst of sunlight that can make sense of who we are.

Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.

A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.

Come back and stand with us, lad. We will all go down together that's what makes us who we are.

The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.

No matter how impossible this war, I shall fight to win. Whatever I have to do, I will do.

All things are possible, ... Except the passing of regret.

The very odd thing about sagas [ ... ] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.

If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.

All men have talents. Some build, some paint, some write, some fight. For me it is different.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong.

Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.

We are what we are my boy and wolves is what we are

Steal a loaf of bread and they hang you, steal a land and they'll make you king.

Nadir we, youth born, axe wielders, blood letters, victors still.

I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.

It is said that the gates of paradise can only be opened by the tears of those left behind. I do not know whether that be true. It should be, I think.