“Long ago there was a little boy who lived in the wood with his father and his sister. One night, the three of them were out collecting firewood when they heard a low, delicate whimper. The father r...”

“A fortress doesnt fall unless its towers are weakened.”

“Letti wasnt born to pass through the world. She had been born to sit atop of it.”

“I never tolerate disrespect or betrayal”

“Why do the birds return? What dyou mean? Brandon looked lost all of a sudden. I mean, they could go anywhere. Theyre freeso why do they return to this place? Brandon grinned. Cause homes home no m...”

“Then I guess we have a problembecause this man, Luhan Kane, is under arrest by decree of the Elders Circle. My authority outweighs yours.”

“I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.”

“Original sin is a self-initiating act because it evidences human free will. If humanity were devoid of free will, it would relegate humankind to living by instinct. A person who lives by instinct m...”

“Youll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road ...”

“It is for your own good to love a dare-devil rather than a holy coward. A dare-devil is a unique devil, battling your fears, your pains, conquering your uncertainties, carrying you his arms, and fl...”

“Life is not a battle to win but a melody to sing.”

“Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.”

“From the beginning, I did not intend to create a typical classic fantasy. I wanted an organic, harmonious world where my story could evolve. If this world needed gnomes, I put them in there. As for...”

“I'd write of people and places like I knew, and I'd make my characters talk everyday English; and I'd let the sun rise and set in the usual quiet way without much fuss over the fact. If I had to ha...”

“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”