Contempt is a powerful seasoning for one's words. ~ Sir Voren, Pandion Knight
Crazy people take great comfort in rituals. ~ Sir Sparhawk, Pandion Knight
Old men are very interested in their bellies. ~ Sir Perraine, Pandion Knight
Formality is the very soul of gentility. ~ Pandion Knight Porter
Technicalities are the soul of the law. ~ Lord Sparhawk, Pandion Knight
Life is filled with absurdities. ~ Lord Vanion, Preceptor of the Pandion Knights
True believers (are)...ever alert for the sins of their neighbors. ~ Sir Sparhawk, Pandion Knight
Self-righteousness is one of the most common - and least attractive - characteristics of man. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
Fanatics make the jump from suspicion to certainty very easily. ~ Sir Sparhawk, Pandion Knight
When one is in pain, one does not ask to see the healer's credentials. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
You have to be obvious when you're dealing with deranged people. They don't have the concentration to grasp subtlety. ~ Sir Sparhawk, Pandion Knight
The friends of our youth slip away from us, and we are left alone in our old age. ~ Arasham
Nature gives neither rewards nor punishment - only consequences. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
Religious leaders tend to change their names fairly often to fit the prejudices of their followers. ~ Sir Sparkhawk, Pandion Knight
A man needs a few vices....It gives him something to repent when he goes to chapel. ~ Squire Kurik
A married man is safe. A bachelor is a constant challenge to any woman alive. ~ Squire Kurik
Begging's just selling something. ~ Talen
The nature of things....The old make the decisions, and the young carry them out. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
Some people assume a sing-song quality to their voice when they are reciting something previously committed to memory (and which is a lie).
A skilled physician can learn a great deal from a detailed description of symptoms. ~ Lord Abriel, Preceptor of the Cyrinic Knights of Arcium
A good story needs an end....(but) history just keeps going....There aren't any ends.
When you're having dealings with a woman, you cannot say 'I love you' too often....It applies to all women....Gender is a far more important distinction than race. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
All merchants, successful or not, automatically assume self-important expressions.
Power and wisdom don't always go hand in hand. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
The sense of invincibility does funny things to a man's brain. ~ Kurik, Squire to Sir Sparhawk
Women always are better (farmers than men)....They're more in tune with the moon and the seasons. ~ Sephrenia, High Priestess of Aphrael
The nature of the ecclesiastical mind....We find one truth and embrace it. The we close our eyes to everything else. It avoids confusion ~ Dolmant, Patriarch of Demos
Contempt is a powerful seasoning for one's words. ~ Sir Voren, Pandion Knight