Adeline

“the same sorcery that had defeated the attempts of Senar and a handful of other Guardians to punch through the gates of the titan fortress in Karalat two years ago. Memories of that day came back to him: shoving Luker Essendar aside so he could be first up the ladder to the battlements, arrows flitting through an evening sky shot through with bronze”
― Marc Turner, Dragon Hunters

“The gods cared nothing for the fate of mortals, and those who prayed to them for benediction were no less fools than those who railed against them when the winds of fortune turned contrary. The truth was, people believed in divine stewardship because they wanted to believe the gods would protect them. Because it was safer to have faith in some higher order than it was to acknowledge the precariousness of their lives.”
― Marc Turner, Dragon Hunters

“Just because the wolf pack fears your sling doesn’t mean you stop carrying stones.”
― Ed McDonald, Blackwing

“Fight the battles you can win, run from those you can’t. Good words to keep you alive.”
― Ed McDonald, Blackwing