Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

He tapped one of the ivory spikes between his legs and said, 'There be as good a way to lose your manhood as ever I've seen'.

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity.

Why?' - Nasuada 'You know why' - Murtagh

They may fight with us, but they don't fight for us.