"The black of the ocean waves was the color of the sorrow in my breast, a sorrow that was never far away and always visible."
- Barbara T. Cerny
"God himself had sent me away. I was truly now among the damned."
"I was once a man, not a great man, not a saintly man, but a good man, and a man nonetheless."
"I did not choose to be a monster—a shell of a man—half-human, half-fiend. I am a tiefling. I am what I am."
"My life was going exactly where I wanted it to until the Devil showed up."
"Iona stared at me for a long time. “You are going to leave me a widow before I have a chance to become a bride."
"Then it kissed me—not as a man would kiss a lover, not with tenderness or even passion. This was a kiss that stole the soul of men. Revulsion at this creature’s kiss was instantly replaced by the warm..."
"By the second cycle of the solstice of the warm time, the One will face the enemy. And the One will unearth the Shield of the Northern Lights and smote the enemy with daring and intelligence. The hear..."
"And the One will win the Armor of the Easter Dawn and defeat the enemy with audacity and wisdom. The body of the One is strong and ready to lead. Lammasu will pounce"
"And the One will take the Sword of the Western Sun and triumph over the enemy with boldness and insight. The arm of the One is steady and heads will roll. Snow Giants will battle"