Avarice is a cursed vice: offer a man enough gold, and he will part with his own small hoard of food, however great his hunger.

I'll be reading books until the next challenger arrives. That will calm my nerves, so that I may deal with all situations without panicking.

Not every story has a happy ending, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth telling.

Now that I know what I want, I don't have to hold on to it quite so much.

Death is a mercy, and I have enough mercy to go around.

There is no happiness without tears, no life without death. Beware! I am going to make you cry.

How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given.