Quotes from Raymond E. Feist

Still, few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.

Good," said Creed. "I always like it when a captain has a plan; makes getting killed a lot less random.

You know what they say: 'Men have throats and daggers have sharp edges'.

All the way home, his wound pulsing with every hearbeat, he had cursed himself for a fool. How could he think she loved him? He had never been loved in his life, save perhaps by Erik and the other men who had served with him across the sea, and that was the love of comrades. He had never known the love of women, just their embrace. Twice he had found tears running down his face...

It takes a man of unusual character to openly confront his own shortcomings. It's so much more convenient to blame others.

No matter how canny you think you are, something can come along, bam, and put you on your prat.

what matters isn't whether or not you're frightened, but how you behave.

the most ancient lesson of the Tsurani: duty is the weight of all things, as heavy as a burden can become, while death is nothing, lighter than air.' The

What is he?' 'What would you have him be?

Remember, never rely on one plan, Tal. Always have two or more in place when you undertake something perilous. If the first one fails, go to the second plan. If the second plan fails, go to the third." "If the third plan fails, Your Grace?" Kaspar laughed. "Then run like hell if you're still alive.

it is almost impossible in the heat of the moment to understand long-term consequences.

We'll never again be the boys we once were, Tomas. But we've become so much more than we dreamed.

few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.' Tomas

Knowing what things are not is often as important as knowing what they are.

Warlords who fail in conducting war tend to fall from grace quickly.

Fear had driven two enemies into each other's arms and he smiled at that thought. 'They fear me more than they do each other and that is good' he thought.

power in and of itself is neither worthy of respect nor fear; it simply is. It is how power is employed, and towards what ends, that ennobles or denigrates the wielder of power.

Love doesn't demand; it accepts, Mara to Kamlio. Mistress of the Empire - The Empire Trilogy

there was no answer he knew, until he actually faced death.

It was an interesting dilemma and with all such dilemmas an opportunity might emerge. 'How best to turn this setback into an advantage,' he wondered silently.

his mind was an enraged animal, bouncing off the bars of a magically imposed cage, and like an animal, he reacted blindly, striking against the barrier again and again, determined either to be free or to die. Hot

you are not like others. You are of neither the Lesser nor the Greater Path. You are a sorcerer, one who knows there are no paths, only magic. And magic may be limited only by the limits of one's gifts.' Tomas

We saw what we saw. Whether it was a place or a vision in our mind, it doesn't matter. We must act upon what we experienced, so to that end, yes, it was real.' 'Now?

You can be as sharp-tongued as a viper, but you can also be as sweet as wild clover honey.