“The souls of heroes are forged by the gods and tempered with the pain of life.”
“That is why embittered people find heroes and madmen a perennial source of fascination, for they have no fear of life or death. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent to danger and will forge ahead regardless of what other people say.”
“There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul!”
“A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of the magic”
“A soul is forged in the fires of adversity, not comfort.”
“God teaches the soul by pains and obstacles, not by ideas.”