A hunt leader could not show fear, or let it linger in his stomach, for others would sense it soon enough, taste that fear and become possessed by it. They would hesitate when an order was given, and uncertainty would claim their life as readily as the blade of the enemy.

— Raymond E. Feist

All his life he has been in the shadow of Grandfather, and of the man for whom he was named."..." Then, Grandfather would tell us it has nothing to do with fame.”“He enjoyed the notoriety, though,” said Dash.“Agreed,” said Jimmy. “But he gained it from being so bloody brilliant at what he did. He didn’t set out to be the most fiendishly clever noble in history.”“Maybe that’s what Father knew from the start; it’s just getting the job done and let history decide what history will decide,” observed Dash.

— Raymond E. Feist

All the way home, his wound pulsing with every heartbeat, 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...

— Raymond E. Feist

A man makes choices,” Tail said.“True, but what choices a man makes depends on what choices he is offered.

— Raymond E. Feist

But should you ever come to a time when you need to say something upon my behalf, say this, 'The last truth is that there is no magic.

— Raymond E. Feist

Chum aka ended with a quotation from a play that Miro favored. “ ‘Small acts partner small houses and small minds'.

— Raymond E. Feist

Don't assume the world evolved in the order in which you discovered it.

— Raymond E. Feist

Forgive me, Magnus.’‘I don’t know if I can.’‘You must.’ Still looking into the distance, he said, ‘You need my forgiveness?’‘No. I’m dead. You can do nothing for me. You need to forgive me so you can live.

— Raymond E. Feist

From our birth we are all dying, but some of us finish sooner than others.

— Raymond E. Feist

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

— Raymond E. Feist