Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3)

by Andrzej Sapkowski

For a war is raging, and disinformation is a weapon whose blade must always be kept sharp.

Ciri watched him for a moment, as usual fascinated by the sight of a man fiercely fighting death with all his strength. She waited for him to bleed out. Then she rode off without looking back.

For you the night is cold, dark, sinister, menacing, and full of danger. The sunrise, however, represents another victory in the fight for life, a new day, the continuation of existence. Sunlight carries with it light and the sun; and the sun’s rays, which are invigorating for you, bring with them the destruction of hostile monsters. A vampire turns to ash, a troll succumbs to petrifaction, a werewolf turns back into a human, and a goblin flees, covering his eyes.

In this rotten world, Zoltan Chivay, goodness, honesty and integrity become deeply engraved in the memory.”

It’s impossible to repay something that has no price. Some say everything in the world—everything, with no exception—has a price. It’s not true. There are things with no price, things that are priceless. But you realise it belatedly: when you lose them, you lose them forever and nothing can get them back for you.