Lucas Reuling

“The ability to destroy is the least form of power, though it is the first form that any power will take. Even an infant is able to destroy things, weak though it may be. Using your talent to build, to create, or to restore, those are the greater forms of power; and those forms require time and cultivation to mature.”
― Michael G. Manning, The Archmage Unbound

“What name do you use then, for two people who help each other?” “Why are they helping each other?” “Simply to be kind, because they like one another,” explained Daniel. “Ah,” said Garlin. “That is very rare, but when it does happen, we call those people ‘fools’.”
― Michael G. Manning, The Mountains Rise