Quotes from Christie Golden

Iden was, as far as she knew, the sole survivor out of over a million victims of this act of rebel terrorism.

I am not your kind," Vos said, his voice thick. "I do not feed off vengeance." Truth was quiet. It did not need to shout or to demand. It simply existed. "I am a Jedi.

Life is not about reward and punishment," said Xuen. "It is about understanding, accepting who oneself is right now, in order to know what to change, and how.

Fear makes people do cruel things, things they'll be ashamed of later

What can I say? Every tooth I have is a sweet tooth

There is no shame in fear, Orgrim and Durotan. Only in letting fear prevent you from doing the right thing.

How have you managed to survive for so long, Saurfang? Not fallen victim to your own memories?" Saurfang smiled. "I don't eat pork.

It's all for the glory of the Empire, honey, and don't you forget it.

Sometimes it is a dark path we must tread so that long more for the light, we shall.

It is as much of a mistake to underestimate yourself as to overestimate yourself

Some orc clans are cruel. They enjoy tormenting and torturing their prey… and their enemies. A Frostwolf takes no joy in suffering. Not even in the suffering of our enemies, and certainly not in that of a simple beast which provides us with nourishment.

Cooperation was possible; he'd seen it. Every individual was unique—and could grow.

We do not 'suffer,'" said Garad. "We endure.

All nights end, and all storms clear. The only storms that last are those within your own soul.

I will never, ever stop hoping for peace,' he said. His voice trembled with leashed emotion. 'I have seen too much good in too many people to paint them all as evil and worthy of slaughter. And I will also never stop believing that people can change. But I realize now that I've been like a farmer expecting to harvest crops from a poisoned field. It's simply not possible' . . . 'People can change,' Anduin repeated. 'But some people will never- never -desire to do so.

Do I wish I had chosen otherwise? Wishes do not a world make. We do the best we can where we are, every minute, every breath. We make mistakes, and we have to live with them. We try to learn from them. And that is all we can do. (Thrall)

Hope is what you have when all other things have failed you," he said. "Where there is hope, you make room for healing, for all things that are possible—and some that are not.

One of the things you'll learn, Anduin, is that sometimes you can't always do what you'd like to do. Or even do what you think is the right thing—at least not right away.

Such was the way of the discontented. No proof, no explanation or reason would ever be enough to disabuse them of tightly held, deeply cherished grievances.

Even here, even now, one did not joke about the Emperor.

I have no fear of killing those who deserve to die. I do not choose to kill those who do not.

Janeway had thought her heart full, but now it overflowed. For the rest of her life, she knew, she would remember this: walking down the seemingly endless line, sharing laughter, hugs, handshakes, slaps on the back. She tried to brand every face into her brain, every word, every expression. Whatever her own new voyage held for her, it would be hard-pressed to measure up to the exquisite, painful joy of this single precious moment. *

Jorum had called to the boys to come watch the miracle of birth. The "miracle of birth" was actually pretty disgusting, Arthas thought. He

Change, Jaina thought. It brings pain; it brings joy; and it is completely inescapable. We are, all of us, our own phoenixes, if we choose to be. Out of the ashes, we can be reborn.