Brian Turner

“Kest had pushed his way into the thick of the melee, fighting using a style that Brasti once dubbed sorendito, which is an old Pertine word for a rather filthy act that costs extra in most brothels, involving three partners and ... well, never mind”
― Sebastien de Castell, Knight's Shadow

“You spend your lives chasing that which is within you and that which you can find in any other human being - but you will not look for it there - you must follow more glamorous paths - to waste your time in order to discover that you have wasted your time.”
― Michael Moorcock, The Bane of the Black Sword