We pay for sins we do not remember, and seek to do a will we can scarce fathom. That is what it is, to be a god's chosen.

There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation of a theme

We are all these things [...]. Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty...and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human, that is the star by which we must set our sights.

To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it

We are meant to taste of life ... and drink the cup of it to the dregs, bitter and sweet alike.

Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours?

Like a falling star, he descended on the Tarbh Cró, a Cassiline berserker, his sword biting and slashing like a silver snake.