“You want to be competent? she thought. You want to learn to be in control of what goes on around you, rather than just being pushed around? Then you’ll have to learn to deal with failure.”

“A man is what he has passion about,” Breeze said. “I’ve found that if you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you’ll just end up miserable.”

“Have you ever tried to bribe a Korathi priest, Lukel?" Shuden asked pointedly.Lukel looked around uncomfortably. "I'd rather not answer that question, thank you.”

“The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they have. Reen's words.”

“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”

“It is you!" the man exclaimed. "We thought you weren't coming for another week!""Ashe," Sarene mumbled, "who is this lunatic and what does he want with me?”

“You want to be a better person? Go listen to someone you disagree with. don't argue with them just listen. It's remarkable what interesting things people will say if you take the time to not be a jerk.”