This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.

Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.

What is your name?" Why?" So I can mark your grave.

Fear is good, for it makes us cautious and aids survival. Not so with terror. It is like slow poison, paralyzing the limbs and blurring the mind. . . Never, when in danger, ask yourself, What will they do to me? Instead think, What can I do to prevent them?

There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains strong, for if we let the beast loose then society will turn upon us with fiery vengeance. Kings though...well, who is there to turn upon them? So the chains are made of straw. It is the curse of kings, Helikaon, that they can become monsters. And they invariably do.

If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.

There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.