I am dead. Only vengeance can restore me! Only victory can return my life to me!

But if used for retribution, magic is vengeance incarnate.

Every person's life is theirs by right. An individual's life can and must belong only to to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave.

One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes.

Cara burst into a hearty laugh. She clapped Richard on the back as he walked passed. "I like her, Lord Rahl. You may keep her.

It's only some rice and beans Captain. It's not like I'm giving you Cara's hand in marriage." - Richard

But emotions when based on valued things can be a faithful and consistant sum of truths.