Remember, the past need not become our future as well.

Sometimes, son," my father said, prying my fingers free, "you have to help the heroes along.

The most dangerous kind of man is not the one who spent his youth shoving others around. That kind of man gets lazy, and is often too content with his life to be truly dangerous. The man who spent his youth being shoved around, however … When that man gets a little power and authority, he often uses it to become a tyrant on par with the worst warlords in history.

The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate.

Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.

Stop moping, sule," galladon said with a grunt."It doesn't suit you-it takes a fine sense of pessimism to brood with any sort of respectability.

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.