“Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage is facing life without flinching. I don’t mean the times when the right path is hard, but glorious at the end. I’m talking about enduring the boredom, and the messiness, and the inconvenience of doing what is right.” – Robin Hobb,Mad Ship

“Every hero must have a villain to destroy, in order to prove himself a hero. But not every villain needs a hero to prove himself a villain.” – Ashok K. Banker,King of Ayodhya

“What else is life itself, living in the face of natural odds, if not the defiance of celestial power? It is the ultimate hubris.” – Ashok K. Banker, King of Ayodhya

“Boredom was a poor reason to do anything. Better to hold high some raging brand of righteousness, no matter how misguided and lacking in subtlety.” – Steven Erikson,The Bonehunters

“It was the eighth day of recruiting and Staff Sergeant Aragan sat blearyeyed behind his desk as yet another whelp was prodded forward by the corporal. They’d had some luck here in Kan. Fishing’s best in the backwaters, Kan’s Fist had said. All they get around here is stories. Stories don’t make you bleed. Stories don’t make you go hungry, don’t give you sore feet. When you’re young and smelling of pigshit and convinced there ain’t a weapon in all the damn world that’s going to hurt you, all stories do is make you want to be part of them. ” – Steven Erikson, The Gardens of the Moon

“If you’re always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.” – Brandon Sanderson,The Final Empire

“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. ” – Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“Hell? You don’t know what Hell is. None of you people do. Hell isn’t getting beat up or cut up or hauled in front of some faggot jury. Hell is waking up every god damn morning and not knowing why you’re even here. Why you’re even breathing.” – Frank Miller, Sin City

“Because we humans are a reflection of God. and that can lead you into the temptation of believing that you understand everything, of imagining that you know everything.” – Julia Navarro, The Bible of Clay

“To be truthful I am not entirely sure what people mean when they talk of happiness. There are moments of joy and laughter, the comfort of friendship, but enduring happiness?” – David Gemmell, Troy: The Lord of the Silver Bow