“I am the Merlin, bane of the Vale, terror of the four lands. I am chaos and shadows, the last of my people.”
“I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)”
“I know I am planning to visit a "land" that is not entirely foreign, only foreign to me. As an adventurer, I am on a journey that I believe will last me my whole life. A new relationship, discovery, or awareness excites me.”
“I am the immense shadow of my tears”
“Since a three-dimensional object casts a two-dimensional shadow, we should be able to imagine the unknown four-dimensional object whose shadow we are. I for my part am fascinated by the search for a one-dimensional object that casts no shadow at all.”
“I am entirely alone. I and my shadow fill the universe.”