There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.

The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.

Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.