“Maybe, just maybe Vahanian thought, an outlaw turned noble has an outside chance with a noble turned outlaw.”

“Oh, there are little rhymes a mage might use to remember the sequence of what must be done, but the words themselves don't do a thing. You could write every 'spell' as high as a man on the barn wall, but if you don't have the power to start with, all you'd have is a strange rhyme. And a bad one at that".”

“Foolishness pours out of an open mouth....but wisdom sneaks in through the ears....”

“To catch an outlaw, hire an outlaw...”

“To be noble,. . .was to account for the life you lived, to always account for your mistakes, and to have dignity and worth.”

“Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent.”

“We're fortunate my brother Stannis is not with us. Remember that time he proposed to outlaw brothels?”