Normal is all relative.

Everything to lose, nothing to lose, someone's taken it, or you've lost it.

He could not change the man he had been, but these hands would make him the man he could be

Gifts, like words, carried with them a great deal of power. They bestowed good fortune just as powerfully as they could curse; the could bind people together or tear them apart.

First time's a fluke; second time's a coincidence," said Velius. "Third time's tradition," finished Erik.

Somethings were meant to be and somethings were just meant to be good stories

We are all fools blessed with the knowledge that certain events will come to pass no matter what path we take to get there. The wise ones follow their angels while they may.