Haldea

“All things change, whether from inside out or the outside in. That is what magic is. And we are magic too.”
― Christie Golden, Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War

“I brought you a ring." It was made of warm, smooth wood. "What does it do?" I asked. "It keeps secrets," she said. I held it to my ear, Auri shook her head seriously, her hair swirling around her. "It doesn't tell them, it keeps them." She stepped close to me and took the ring, sliding it onto my finder. "It's quite enough to have a secret," she chided me gently. "Anything more would be greedy.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Life is not about reward and punishment,” said Xuen. “It is about understanding, accepting who oneself is right now, in order to know what to change, and how.”
― Christie Golden, War Crimes

“People don't listen to karaoke, they endure it until it is their turn. It is the singularly most self-indulgent form of entertainment available.”
― Will Ferguson, Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan