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Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero's strength, the mother's resilience, and the poor man's arm. It cannot be broken, and it cannot be taken away. This I must believe.
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the path to joy is not paved in gold, particularly in gold unearned.
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Hardly that! The path to joy is paved in a sense of confidence and self-worth, a feeling that we have made the world a little bit better, perhaps, or that we fought on for our beliefs despite adversity
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Belwar's master, fearing for its god-thing, tried to follow, but the deep gnome's strength had returned tenfold with his anger, and his wounded arm felt no pain as he smashed his enchanted hammer-hand into the squishy flesh of the illithid's head. Sparks flew and scorched the illithid's face, and the creature slammed back into the wall, its milky, pupil-less eyes staring at Belwar in disbelief. Then it slid, ever so slowly, to the floor, do..
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It is not hard to look back on history and see atrocities committed on a grand scale that horrify the sensibilities of the folk of this day but were simply accepted or deemed necessary by folk in days more superstitious and unenlightened.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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What else might be said of Jarlaxle other than a confused sigh, after all?
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Concern yourself with the matters of Luskan, Jarlaxle," Gromph warned, his voice ominous and threatening. "Leave the greater truths to those of greater understanding."
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I have come to know that it is an important thing to keep in mind--not to complain or to make melancholy, but simply because only with the honest knowledge that one day I will die can I ever truly begin to live.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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He calmed by reminding himself that times of chaos were times of opportunity.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Would that I had the courage to depart, this place or this life, or to stand openly against the wrongness that is the world of these, my kin. To seek an existence that does not run afoul to that which I believe, and to that which I hold dear faith is truth.
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fantasy-fiction
truth
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To place the measure of a living being's worth above that of another simply because that being wears the same color skin as I belittles my principles.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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In the end, when life's last flickers fade, all that remains is memory. Richness, in the final measure, is not weighed in gold coins, but in the number of people you have touched, the tears of those who mourn your passing, and the fond remembrances of those who continue to celebrate your life.
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This was drow society in all its macabre play, and while it seemed ultimately wrong in the heart of the youngest member of House Do'Urden, Drizzt could not deny the excitement of the night.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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The journey is more important than the goal, for while the goal might be worthwhile, the journey is, in fact, the thread of your life.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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A true god damn you all!
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R.A. Salvatore |
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She has found the truth of competition, that there is no better challenge to be found than one a person can make with herself, that the personal competition outweighs any other, and by great magnitude. Simply, the rise of a rival challenges each of us to do better and be better, and that is to be celebrated, not feared or prevented.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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I am writing my story," she said. "We all are. I want my story to be wide."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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He would write his story, as Khotai always said, but it would be one with as few dead at the hands of Talmadge as possible.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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What?" he asked. "You've not the heart to kill them." Again, he merely shrugged. "You understand that's why I have fallen in love with you, yes?" Khotai said."
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Once a witch is ever a witch," she said as the moment passed. "I could not unlearn the beauty of Usgar. No one could. Once you have seen truth, child, you will never forget."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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My dear friend, there is always more to lose.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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It just was, a way of heart and belief and shared joy. It could not be created. It could not be coerced. It could not be altered. It just was.
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Because you have earned it, and I would be a lesser and petty thing to allow my surprise at your resilience, at the power of your love, to lead me to jealousy instead of, perhaps, enlightenment. And I am not a lesser and petty thing.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Or because I believe in something greater still," Drizzt said. "Something that speaks to justice and that which is right."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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You would have me lie? To what end?" Drizzt asked. "Fear is not fealty and worry is not worship."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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You have many years of life before you. Close no doors behind as you journey on.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Respect is one of the most basic needs of reasoning creatures, particularly among men. An insult is just that because it is an assault upon respect, upon esteem, and upon that most dangerous of qualities: pride.
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Pray for me, Arathis signed. But not to Lolth! Despite the tense situation, Jarlaxle managed a smile at that, a saying that was becoming litany for his band of mercenaries, all of them outcasts from the matriarchal society of Menzoberranzan and the misandry of the Spider Queen.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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It is a subtle shift in the omnipresent question of a rational being, from "What can I build?" to "What will I leave behind?"
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R.A. Salvatore |
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I will, I know, because in my grief the first time, when I thought these friends lost, my love lost, my life lost, I came to understand the truth: that the road will roll beneath your feet whether you step lightly with hope and swiftly with determination, or whether you plod in misery, scraping the dirt with heavy boots. Because the perspective of that journey is a choice, and I choose happiness, and I choose to climb the next mountain.
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Of course!" Jarlaxle explained. "That's why he fights. Hope gives him meaning. That's why we love him. Still, you must admit that the gods are practical above all else. If the hearts of their followers change, their power will be diminished if they do not follow. Divine paradox, I think."
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Loss of empathy might well be the most enduring and deep-cutting scar of all, the silent blade of an unseen enemy, tearing at our hearts and stealing more than our strength.
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We have to save him," Kane said loudly, to the masters he knew were watching from the balcony above. "He has dedicated his entire existence to bettering himself and the world around him, and so he is a work of art, fine art, and we cannot let it be destroyed."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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To Ivan Bouldershoulder, if you couldn't look a man in the eye when ending his life, then you couldn't admit to yourself that the life needed to be ended.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Yvonnel laughed yet again, only this time, she ended with a most heartfelt and primal scream. "You are toys!" she scolded. "All of you. You are pieces on a sava board, willingly walking from square to square."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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we can empathize with someone else, but we cannot truly see the world as another person sees it, or judge events as they affect the mind and the heart of another, even a friend. But we must try. For the sake of all the world, we must try. This is the test of altruism, the most basic and undeniable ingredient for society.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Because, in the measure of time, in the measure of humanity, we sense those self-indulgent instincts to be a weakness, we sense that the needs of the community must outweigh the desires of the one. Only when we admit to our failures and recognize our weaknesses can we rise above them. Together.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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It is so good to be among people who understand that life is more complex than darkness and light," Lord Parise remarked."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Still, it is the journey of life that matters, and not the goal," said Lord Parise. "And this journey will prove exhilarating, I expect."
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Demanding of another that he earns your respect is, in of itself, an act of arrogance, a way of self-elevation, implying by its very nature that your respect is worth earning.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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c4aa88d
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the end, to a preacher's ultimate sorrow, the choice of a god is a personal one, and
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R.A. Salvatore |
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If life is merely a delusion, then at what point is such delusion simply a reality?
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R.A. Salvatore |
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I choose to be happy, and happiness is indeed a choice. Every day I can rise from my Reverie and gnash my teeth at what I do not have. Or I can smile contentedly in appreciation of what I do possess.
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R.A. Salvatore |
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Devils were more predictable than demons, which generally were little more than vile killing machines with less subtlety than a trebuchet throwing baskets of fire into a village.
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R.A. Salvatore |