David Jetrè

“It may well be that Proya manufactured men stronger than women but like all things that roll out from heaven's mill, that truth has another side, for I have seen men whom a battalion could not corner, beat down by the blinks of a pretty woman. Yes, a man is far stronger than a woman by one measure, but by another, the woman holds the day, and so much more the night. The only folly a woman truly needs worry herself over is the driving of a man to his strength, especially in a rage, for should he ever turn his strength against her with jealous wrath, she is for the grave.”
― David Jetre, Elsuon: The Stonecutter's Son

“What does that mean? I do not have the heart to tell you but know if only half of what is whispered of this damnant is true, his evil is twice all the hate of the ages. I do not wish to strand you, but if I tell you now, my words might deflect your courage and prevent you from becoming the man you must. But I promise, I will tell you all that is yours to hear before you grow too doddered, before old age frosts what it doesn’t rub away, lest this secret freeze the warm wealth of your heart. Just know at the banquet for this particular revelation, plums are better than prunes.”
― David Jetre, Elsuon: The Stonecutter's Son