Nothing In Life Is Sure, My Son.

Many Fantasy Novels - 'lord Of The Rings', For Instance, Or 'lavondyss' By Robert Holdstock - Are Beautifully Written. Geoff Ryman's 'the Child Garden' Is Exquisite And Utterly Beguiling. Mervyn Peake's 'gormenghast' Trilogy Is An Astonishing Piece Of Multi-faceted Storytelling. So Quality Of Writing Does Not Condemn The Genre.

Hold On To Your Dreams, Kiall. They Are More Important Than You Realise.

It's A Funny Thing About Weaknesses....most People Will Tell You They Know Their Weaknesses. When Asked, They'll Tell You, 'well For One Thing, I'm Overgenerous.' ... That's What Innkeepers Are For.

[f]ear Is A Great Ally.

Not One Of The Creatures Of Blood Can Escape Death. We All Face It, And Succumb To It. It Follows Us Like A Dark Shadow. Yet If We Live In Terror Of It, Then We Do Not Live At All. Yes We Are Born Alone, And Yes We Will Die Alone. But In Between, Tae, We Live. We Know Joy.