It was impossible to imagine the aloof, dignified, powerful High Lord living as, of all things, a slave.

Though I can’t help feeling a sudden death cheats you of something. Death is an experience of life. You only get one death. I would like to be aware it was happening, even if that did mean enduring pain and fear.

It is said, in Imardin, that the wind has a soul, and that it wails through the narrow streets because it is grieved by what it finds there.

Unquestioning obedience is for slaves, the uneducated and the pathetic.

Cery: So, Hem, tell me why I shouldn't see how many holes I need to make before you start leaking money?

I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit. - Tayend