Adrian Montanez

“It should." Willpower should not be part of any charm. The magician didn't impose his will on the universe, the magician acted in accordance with known laws, or else the magician asked God.
In either case, faith was essential.
"It will," Hiram said.”
― D.J. Butler, The Cunning Man

“Wizard knows what he is talking about.” “No, I really don’t,” I said. “That’s the problem.” “But you know that you do not know,” Michael said. “Which is wise.”
― Jim Butcher, Peace Talks

“We will not know, none of us, until the moment it is upon us, and we cannot truly and in good conscience convince another of our beliefs. It is a road we travel alone, but a road that I no longer fear, for in accepting the inevitable, I have freed myself from it. In coming to recognize my mortality, I have found the secret to enjoying those centuries, years, months, days, or even hours, that I have left to draw breath. This is the existence I can control, and to throw away the precious hours over fear of the inevitable is a foolish thing indeed. And to subconsciously think ourselves immortal, and thus not appreciate those precious few hours that we all have, is equally foolish. I cannot control the truth of death, whatever my desperation. I can only make certain that those moments of my life I have remaining are as rich as they can be. —Drizzt Do’Urden”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“I'm a free agent. I don't like anybody. And nobody likes me. Half the mages out there are convinced I'm some sort of demon and the other half think I have an undead army waiting to march down Wilshire."
"Are you listening to yourself? People are fucking terrified of you?"
"Which is exactly what keeps me out of this shit."
"No. It is exactly what pulls you in. WHen you were twenty you created a huge power vacuum by murdering, the fuck was his name?"
"Jean Boudreau," I say.
"Right. A man who had been untouchable until you-What did you do anyway?"
"Packed a car with a bunch of propane canisters and a brick on the accelerator. Ran it into him and set off the propane. Then I dragged him to the dead side and fed him to ghosts."
Amanda stares at me and then finally remembers to blink. "My dad's right about you. You're fucking psychotic.”
― Stephen Blackmoore, Suicide Kings