The world had to be faced as it was, not as you wished it to be.
The trick is not to satisfy everyone, but to leave everyone feeling they reached the best possible result.
The sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat are alike a knife of dreams.[From Fog and Steel by Madoc Comadrin]
The spine that refused to bend at all was often the most malleable once it gave way.
The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.
The people seemed nearly ostentatious about minding their own business.
The only way was forward, whatever lay at the end.
The only people I ever met who were sensible all the time were so boring that watching them could put you to sleep.
The newest pups always blame the elders of the pack.
The more power a man held, the more likely he was to be an idiot with it.
The innocent died along with the guilty. And if you did nothing, then only the innocent died.
The fact that the price must be paid is proof that it is worth paying.
