I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

However you look at it, in these books "power" tends to be an expression of the essential nature of the person or being whose power it is. On those occasions when we've seen Lord Foul act directly, he seems to exert the withering force of pure scorn. IMHO, that's pretty intense.

Where do you get dreams like this?

Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time -- Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it. (from The Mirror of Her Dreams)

The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling