Raymond E. Feist

“Destiny is a funny thing. Once you're on the path, you can't get off it.”

“No one is ever the villain of their own story.”

“A magician is a man who needs to know how things work.”

“When you're tired, sleep. When you're hungry, eat.”

“Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case, always ignore a coincidence.”

“Wit is the unexpected juxtaposition of disparate ideas.”

“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.”

“Power is a thing of perception.”

“Knowledge is the parent of choice.”

“The first duty of a soldier is to survive.”

“Fear is a poor chisel with which to carve out tomorrow.”

“War is always an adventure to those who've never seen it.”

“An empty belly is the best seasoning.”

“The man who has nothing can still have faith.”

“A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.”

“Old men's eyes are like old men's memories; they are strongest for things a long way off.”

“There's no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.”

“The best lies are always flavoured with truth.”

“The most important lessons are the hardest to learn.”

“A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing.”