“The world is much larger than I once dreamed, or perhaps my place in it is smaller than I once realized.”

“You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.”

“My dear dead mother wanted me to go into an honorable trade, like grave robbing. Would I listen? No. Be an assassin, like your uncle Gustav, she said. Would I pay heed? No. Apprentice to the Necromancer―”

“Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.”

“I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.”

“Don't assume the world evolved in the order in which you discovered it.”

“The saddest part of a broken heart Isn't the ending so much as the start The tragedy starts from the very first spark Losing your mind for the sake of your heart”