If You Can Quit, Then Quit. If

There Is A Wide World Out There, Full Of Pain, But Filled With Joy As Well. The Former Keeps You On The Path Of Growth And The Latter Makes The Journey Tolerable.

Truth, Though, Is Nothing In The Face Of Self-falsehood, And Principles Are Of No Value If The Idealist Cannot Live Up To His Own Standards.

Drizzt Do'urden Had Followed A Line Of Precepts Based Upon Discipline And Ultimate Optimism. He Fought For A Better World Because He Believed That A Better World Could And Would Be Made. He Had Never Held Any Illusions That He Would Change The World, Of Course, Or Even A Substantial Portion Of It, But He Always Held Strongly That Fighting To Better Just His Own Little Pocket Of The World Was A Worthwhile Cause.

I Need No Fantasies To Belittle The Great Treasures That I Already Possess.

The Most Common Criticism That I've Seen Is That I Write "popcorn Fantasy": Lightweight Action-adventure. Some People Call It That As They Explain Why They Love It For Exactly That Reason. I'm Cool With That, Either Way. I Just Nod And Let It Go.