“Salt a slug and shame a hero.”

“Nothing tarnishes a hero as much as failure.”

“The Red Sword of Heroes looks a proper mess”

“When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.”

“The queen smiled as she lay her head upon the pillow. When I kissed her cheek, I could taste the salt of her tears.”

“There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.”

“The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice...”