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

Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis

Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more.

On the beach, Roran stood alone, watching them go. Then he threw back his head and uttered a long, aching cry, and the night echoed with the sound of his loss.

Kvetha, Shur'tugal Greetings, Dragon Rider

The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.

If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm