He was not a modest man. Contemplating suicide, he summoned a dragon.' Gothos' Folly

It is an extraordinary act of courage,' said Tulas Shorn, 'to come to know a stranger's pain.

Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context.

All that we were has led us to where we are, but tells us little of where we’re going. Memories are a weight you can never shrug off.

Such is the vastness of his genius that he can outwit even himself.

Desires should never be justified,' Tehol said, wagging a finger. 'All you end up doing is illuminating the hidden reasons by virtue of their obvious absence.

Wise words are like arrows flung at your forehead. What do you do? Why, you duck of course.