"Words have power, my son. Words can cut to the heart and soothe the deepest hurts. They can be puzzles that leave another pondering for days. I prefer to cast my spells of words in ways that make othe..."
- Cheryl Matthynssens
"Your mind should be on one thing and one thing only: gaining enough power to be free to live your own purpose and not another man’s."
"A man has the strength to face what he is thrown in life. If he falls or is beaten, he does not complain but gets up and rides in to face the challenge once more."
"Killing another with slow, deliberate intent is a warping of the gifts that magic offers. It warps the mage in a manner he cannot repair. You cannot kill another slowly and not twist something within ..."
- Cheryl Matthynssens The Blackguard
"A country is judged by the actions at the top. Such is the way across the world. Nations are judged by their rulers, and not by those that live within the borders."