Cosborn

“Evil abides," he had said, in despair. "Silly little mage", had been the reply--"so does good.”
― George Lucas, Chris Claremont

“He wanted to know what I saw in you. I told him..." he paused again, and then continued almost shyly, "that you poured out honor like a fountain, all around you."

"That's weird. I don't feel full of honor, or anything else, except maybe confusion."

"Naturally not. Fountains keep nothing for themselves.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Shards of Honour

“It’s a . . . transcendental act. Making life. . . . ‘By this act, I bring one death into the world.’ One birth, one death, and all the pain and acts of will between. . . . Our children change us . . . whether they live or not.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Barrayar

“          Your desires,           Whether or not you achieve them           Will determine who you become.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents