"All men are born condemned, so the wise say. All suckle the breast of Death. All bow before that Shadow Monarch. That Lord in Shadow lifts a finger. A feather flutters to the earth. There is no reason in His song. The good go young. The wicked prosper. He is king of the Chaos Lands. His breath stills all souls."
Glen Charles Cook is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, known for The Black Company and Garrett P.I. fantasy series.
"“We all do that. In every day life it’s called making excuses.” True, raw motives are too rough to swallow. By the time most people reach my age, they have glossed their motives so often and so well they fall completely out of touch with them."
"No captive was smart enough to speak a language any of us knew. Talking loud or slow did not help."
"I went back to staring tomorrow in the face. Better than looking backward. But tomorrow refused to shed its mask."
"“They think you’re a witch. They lost everything because of a witch.” “Stupid thinking.” “Never any shortage of stupid, girl.”"
"Might may not make right, but it makes victory."
"Literacy is sorcery itself in the hinterland."