There are those who do not hold that there is any innate goodness to mankind. To them I say, had you lived my life, you would not believe it. I have known the depths to which mortals are capable of descending, and I have seen the heights. I have seen how kindness and compassion may grow in the unlikeliest of places, as the mountain flower forces its way through the stern rock.

This is the secret that none dares tell who fights for a cause. Dying, we are all alike.

Spontaneity is the province of youth

If I had to fall from Cassiel's grace, at least I know it took a courtesan worthy of Kings to do it.

For this too I learned, that a storyteller's tale may end, but history goes on always. These events, so distant in legend, play a part in shaping the very events we witness about us, each and every day.

Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

That was the problem ... with trusting to the written word ... We were human, mortal and fallible. We forgot, we made errors, argued ambiguities, and twisted meanings to suit our own ends. And in doing so, mayhap we reshaped the gods themselves.