“People," Geralt turned his head, "like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves. When they get blind-drunk, cheat, steal, beat their wives, starve an old woman...”

“Only death can finish the fight, everything else only interrupts the fighting.”

“The Witcher had a knife to his throat. He was wallowing in a wooden tub, brimfull with soapsuds, his head thrown agains the slippery rim. The bitter taste of soap lingered in his mouth as the knife...”

“You mistake the stars reflected in the surface of the lake at night for the heavens”

“He knew that the disdain for death and crazy courage of youngsters stemmed from a lack of imagination.”

“Night and day the streets resounded with music, song, and the clinking of chalices and tankards, for it is well known that nothing is such thirsty work as the acquisition of knowledge.”

“In life, more than in anything else, it isnt easy to end up alive.”

“Accidents and sicknesses are accepted as deserved retribution by the person who has feelings of guilt”

“Accidents happen. Our bones shatter, our skin splits, our hearts break. We burn, we drown, we stay alive.”