Raymond E. Feist

The pride Kaspar had seen in his father__ eyes, despite the admonishing words about foolish acts, had branded the boy for life. 'Never be afraid.' He knew that no matter what, any choice must be made fearlessly, or else all would be lost.

Luck is when those who are prepared take advantage of the moment.

There were two things going on: 1) I had already established in my own mind where I wanted to go with the next series, and having James around as a Grey Eminence would have complicated matters. He had had an amazing life and it was time to bid him good-bye.

Chumaka ended with a quotation from a play that Jiro favored. _ __mall acts partner small houses and small minds'.

Of all the weaknesses that beset a man, vanity is the most deadly. For through vanity can a wise man turn to folly.

Remember this: of all the commodities men trade in, information is the most valuable by far.

he reminded himself as he turned another corner _ glancing automatically into the shadows to see if anyone lurked there _ the deed was the thing, not the praise.

Old enemies must be friends when a greater evil looms.

Tragic to kill a friend in battle by mistake when there are so many enemies to go around.

Good,_ said Creed. __ always like it when a captain has a plan; makes getting killed a lot less random.

Life is problems. Living is solving problems.

Never think taking a life is easy. Do that and in a way they win.

He likes to humble our foes by making them seem ridiculous. As he said to me the other day, __ill a man, and you cede him honor in the eyes of the gods. Laugh at him and you shame him'.

Most of us move through life with little chance to learn much about ourselves. We know some things we like and some things we dislike, we have a few ideas about what makes us happy, and we die in ignorance regarding anything profound within ourselves.

Never offer an oath lightly. For you pledge not only your life and sacred honor, but your people__ honor as well. To break an oath is to be without honor, to be without a spirit, and to be apart from the people.

From our birth we are all dying, but some of us finish sooner than others.

It was something he had never quite understood about himself. He had seen thousands of men die in nearly ten years of war and could look on it at times with a near-total detachment, but an animal suffering - be it a horse or needra injured in battle, or the stag now dying - moved him deeply.

It's difficult the first time you have to get close to kill another. You see their eyes, see the light in it go out. Even a troll's eyes have that light. I'd be worried if you didn't feel something after that. I don't like hunting with a man who's a killer without that feeling.