I'm a storyteller, not a prophet. I'm just interested in a good story.

As soon as somebody falls in love, all the wits seem to dribble out of the bottom of his head.

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.

Vanity's ridiculous, but we all fall prey to it from time to time.

The dullest man in the world is charming beyond belief when he's pouring gold coins from one hand to the other.

Ordinary men live in fear all the time. Didn't you know that? We're afraid of the weather, we're afraid of powerful men, we're afraid of the night and the monsters that lurk in the dark, we're afraid of growing old and of dying. Sometimes we're even afraid of living. Ordinary men are afraid almost every minute of their lives.

I thought you said you were the one in charge!" Ce'Nedra exclaimed. I lied." Silk said. "It's a vice I have.