Respect the past; you never know how it may affect you.

When I saw Fäolin fall, I understood then that the true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.

A true warrior does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for war, a man who enjoys his killing, he is a brute and a monster. No matter how much glory he wins on the battlefield, that cannot erase the fact that he is no better than a rabid wolf who will turn on his friends and family as soon as his foes.

You shouldn't let him hit you so much" observed saphira "Yes I realize that'" he growled. "Do you want me to knock him over for you?" "No...not today.

What will happen will happen and I won't waste my time worrying.

Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.