The King's Buccaneer Quotes

“The brave man is not the one without fear but the one who does what he must despite being afraid. To succeed, you must be willing to risk total failure; you must learn this.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Old habits are hard to forget, and old fears are habits.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Nicholas stopped her again. “So you tried to kill her?” “Only a little. I would have stopped before she was completely dead.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Of course we’ll be there.” After Amos left, Ghuda shook his head. In a sour tone he muttered, “Why are we going to Crydee, Ghuda? I haven’t the vaguest idea, Ghuda. Shall we go find Nakor, Ghuda? Certainly, Ghuda. Then shall we strangle him, Ghuda?” With a single nod of his head, he answered himself, “With great delight, Ghuda.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Seconds slowed and passed before Nicholas's mind's eye like a parade of snails upon the garden path.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“You've learned something very young, Prince, something that even older men rarely understand. You've learned that fear isn't a terrible-looking thing but something lovely and seductive.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Most of us move through life with little chance to learn much about ourselves. We know some things we like and some things we dislike, we have a few ideas about what makes us happy, and we die in ignorance regarding anything profound within ourselves.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“You must know that you are the only one with the power to heal what is flawed within you.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“With a broad grin Amos said, “I’m Captain Trenchard! The Dagger of the Sea! I’ve sailed the Straits of Darkness on Midwinter’s Day! My ship’s the Raptor and I’ve taken her into the Seven Lower Hells, drunk ale with Kahooli, and sailed home again!” The men laughed and cheered at the boast. “My mother was a sea dragon, my father was lightning, and I dance a sailor’s jig on my victim’s skulls! I fought with the war god, and kissed death herself. Men tremble at my shadow and women swoon at my name, and no one lives who can call me liar! I’m Trenchard, the Dagger of the Sea!”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“a lot of what makes one man a ruler and another not is simply a willingness to be wrong.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Pug nodded. ‘What do you fear the most?’ Nicholas thought a long moment. ‘Of not being as good as I should be.’ Pug said, ‘Then you stand a chance, Nicholas.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“The child, who could not have been more than four, kept his eyes fixed upon Nakor, who at last placed his free hand upon the child’s face a moment. When he removed it, the child’s eyes closed and he slumped against the Isalani’s chest. ‘He’ll sleep. It’s better for him. He’s too young for such horror.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“We each of us have it within to make ourselves over, if we choose to do so. Most of us not only do not try, but don’t even acknowledge that ability to ourselves.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“Men love their fears. That is why they hold on to them so tightly. You’ve learned something very young, Prince, something that even older men rarely understand. You’ve learned that fear isn’t a terrible-looking thing but something lovely and seductive.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“My ancestors were conquerors, though now they are heroes in our history." Glancing at Amos, he said, "But we wrote the history.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“I know he hasn't a mean or petty bone in him, but one can err on the side of caution as well as rashness.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer

“There are sunsets above other oceans, Ghuda. Mighty sights and great wonders to behold.”
― Raymond E. Feist, The King's Buccaneer