Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #3)

by R.A. Salvatore

Guilt resembles a sword with two edges. On the one hand it cuts for justice, imposing practical morality upon those who fear it.

Guilt is always a self-imposed burden, but is not always rightly imposed.

But rationale is little defense against the weight of guilt.

o all the varied peoples of the world nothing is so out of reach, yet so deeply personal and controlling, as the concept of god.

Is morality not an internal force, and if it is, are principles then to be dictated or felt?

Are these named entities, in truth, actual beings, or are they manifestations of shared beliefs?

Exactly. That is why there is more common ground then not in almost all religions.

I have learned that the ambition of those who follow selfish precepts is no more than a chaotic waste, a finite gain that must be followed by infinite loss. For there is indeed a harmony in the universe, a concordant singing of common weal.

“You view the gods as entities without,” Montolio tried to explain. “You see them as physical beings trying to control our actions for their own ends, and thus you, in your stubborn independence, reject them. The gods are within, I say, whether one has named his own or not.

and it is therefore ok to not resonate with names.