We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.

Miracles are merely events that happen just when they are needed.

Warriors fear surrender. They are proud and defiant. They will fight to the death for what they believe in. They will struggle to conquer. Love is not about conquest. The truth is a man can only find true love when he surrenders to it. When he opens his heart to the partner of his soul and says: 'here it is! the very essence of me! It is yours to nurture or destroy.

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

An enemy is like a man's most prized flower. It brings him joy to see it buried in the ground.

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple.