Have you ever wronged a man. . . Just to do him harm? Or have you always had a reason?’ Kaspar answered quickly. ‘There was always a reason.’‘There you have it,’ said Sagas as he sat down. He motioned for Caspar to fetch over a cup of water for him. ‘You would never look at yourself as “evil” no matter what the other fellow thought of what you did. It’s in our nature. And that’s the great secret of evil. It is never viewed as evil by those who perpetrate the evil.

— Raymond E. Feist

He knew there was only a slight difference between an armed guard and an escort, but sometimes that difference separated the honored and the condemned.

— Raymond E. Feist

He likes to humble our foes by making them seem ridiculous. As he said to me the other day, ‘Kill a man, and you cede him honor in the eyes of the gods. Laugh at him and you shame him'.

— Raymond E. Feist

He reminded himself as he turned another corner — glancing automatically into the shadows to see if anyone lurked there — the deed was the thing, not the praise.

— Raymond E. Feist

History is written by victors,” said Duke. “But I have little use for history. It is the future with which I am concerned.

— Raymond E. Feist

I let my anger consume me.”“It’s understandable,” she said.“It may be understandable,” replied Pug, “but it is no more forgivable for being understandable.

— Raymond E. Feist

In Tsunami culture, forgiveness was simply a less shameful form of weakness than capitulation.

— Raymond E. Feist

It's difficult the first time you have to get close to kill another. You see their eyes, see the light in it go out. Even a troll's eyes have that light. I'd be worried if you didn't feel something after that. I don't like hunting with a man who's a killer without that feeling.

— Raymond E. Feist

It's the problem with having a logical mind and giving women the same credit for ability as men, he mused as he dismounted. You can't contrive reasons to keep them safe.

— Raymond E. Feist

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

— Raymond E. Feist