Stephen

“You, the Elder Folk, like to say that hatred is alien to you, that it is a feeling known only to humans. But it is not true. You know what hatred is and are capable of hating, you merely evince it a little differently, more wisely and less savagely. But because of that it may be more cruel.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny

“I consider gazing into the abyss utter foolishness. There are many things in the world much more worth gazing into.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Sezon burz

“Which was why he knew that declarations about their safety could be classified along with such statements as: “my little dog doesn’t bite,” “my son’s a good boy,” “this stew’s fresh,” “I’ll give you the money back the day after tomorrow at the latest,” “he was only getting something out of my eye,” “the good of the fatherland comes before everything,” and “just answer a few questions and you’re free to go.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Season of Storms

“Because I know that in order to unite two people, destiny is insufficient. Something more is necessary than destiny.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny