Her clothes still smoked from the wizard’s assault. But to him, she always smelled of flowers.

I like rough edges. That's what makes a person real.

A vocation is not something you slap on, like a coat of paint, and change whenever you want. A vocation is built into you. You have no choice. If you try to do something else, you fail.

The time will come when you will be forced to make a choice,” Hanalea said. “When that time comes, choose love.

Admit nothing - that was his first rule. Appeal to logic - second rule. Delay the inevitable - third rule.

(A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others.

Well now, Jack," Hastings said from the sidelines. "I'm afraid you've been beheaded. Not a good start." He sounded amused.