My father used to say, “a day spent breathing is a good day

He knew there was only a slight difference between an armed guard and an escort, but sometimes that difference separated the honored and the condemned.

Have you ever wronged a man . . . just to do him harm? Or have you always had a reason?’Kaspar answered quickly. ‘There was always a reason.’‘There you have it,’ said Samas as he sat down. He motioned for Kaspar to fetch over a cup of water for him. ‘You would never look at yourself as “evil” no matter what the other fellow thought of what you did. It’s in our nature. And that’s the great secret of evil. It is never viewed as evil by those who perpetrate the evil.

A man makes choices,” Tal said.“True, but what choices a man makes depends on what choices he is offered.

My ancestors were conquerors, though now they are heroes in our history." Glancing at Amos, he said, "But we wrote the history.

History is written by victors,” said Duko. “But I have little use for history. It is the future with which I am concerned.