"“Heed the lesson there, son.” “What lesson?” “Every decision you make can change the world. The best life is the one …"

"“Since when is speaking the truth presumptuous?” “You are young, aren’t you?”"

"As for presumption, I honestly couldn’t care less. Truth can’t be danced around, not out here, not now, not ever again."

"Do I want you to talk to me, old friend? Do I need your reminders, your wry confirmation that faith is for fools?"

"“The Empress expects obedience of her servants, and demands loyalty.” “Any reasonable ruler would have the expectatio…"

"I look at you and I see a man because that’s what men are capable of—I don’t hunt for excuses because I don’t like to…"

"The only death I fear is dying ignorant."

"Hunger for vengeance poisoned the soul."

"Your guest is mundane, a restless personage whose thoughts are thick with greed and treachery. A demon crouches on hi…"

"— all these Dark Lords intent on creating wastelands packed with enslaved victims ... for what?"