More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.

Never underestimate the potential for human stupidity when wealth and power are at stake.

Sanity is all that stands between good and evil.

The brave man is not the one without fear but the one who does what he must despite being afraid. To succeed, you must be willing to risk total failure; you must learn this.

In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored.

Old habits are hard to forget, and old fears are habits.

More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.