fantasy-fiction

Heralds don't sing about men who lived in orthodoxy or played it safe, they sing about men who lived an uncertain future and took enough risks to make your head spin.

Milcas raced out his door, anxious to find the answer to this riddle and discover the source of hope for a Roegan in Fargranther; the propellant of an unheard of, forgotten, impossible, and by all accounts, damned idea.

The dominoes of fate are falling down as we are speaking, and Ferriar knows what will happen when the last one crashes down.

the illusion that power lies within the hands of the common man is more important than legitimate efficiency within the government.

it's through the simple things in life, through its games, when our minds mature the most and we grow knowledgeable. It's also when the cloth masks of our outer, false personalities are torn asunder, and we are able to see every last blemish of a man's genuine character that they hide beneath... no matter how dark or obscene it may be.

We must kill the guard before we can enter the palace.

Do not forget about the butterflies.

A true leader is not meant to be greeted with unanimous praise by his people. A leader is meant to be questioned, to be suspect, to be hated. If he is not, then one can easily assume that either he has not challenged his abilities as a leader by making a decision that creates a split between the people, or he is forcing his subjects to bow before him.

Before I fix the world, I have to fix myself.

Animals do not respect their master's brother, but they do respect their brothers as masters.

The festive music died down and the granite pillars were replaced with rotted wooden beams as he continued down the alleyways. The scent of fresh flowers turned to mold, and the colorful mosiacs of honor and nobility were nonexistent. Run-down tenements were shadowed by its surrounding buildings, as if the capital itself wanted to conceal its existence.

Hate did not give way to heroism.

We can't change the world by shouting, but our words can have meaning if we give them enough respect.

While parchment may burn and gold may be stained or melted down, the things that are truly important to us will never lose their value.

Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.

If we truly detach from our childhood and abandon our inherent romanticism, then we shred any bit of humanity left in us.

a true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart.

Friendship is just love that has yet to sprout wings and take flight.