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“Are all stories about the Law of Surprise myths?’

‘Yes. It’s hard to call an accident destiny.’

‘But you witchers do not stop searching?’

‘No, we don’t. But it’s senseless. Nothing has any point.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny

“The world is huge,” muttered the witcher. “We can find room. There’s enough space.”

“The world is huge,” repeated the elf. “That’s true, human. But you have changed this world. At first, you used force to change it. You treated it as you treat anything that falls into your hands. Now it looks as if the world has started to fit in with you. It’s given way to you. It’s given in.”

Geralt didn’t reply.

“Torque spoke the truth,” continued Filavandrel. “Yes, we are starving. Yes, we are threatened with annihilation. The sun shines differently, the air is different, water is not as it used to be. The things we used to eat, made use of, are dying, diminishing, deteriorating. We never cultivated the land. Unlike you humans, we never tore at it with hoes and ploughs. To you, the earth pays a bloody tribute. It bestowed gifts on us. You tear the earth’s treasures from it by force. For us, the earth gave birth and blossomed because it loved us.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish

“I can hear… music…” Dandelion suddenly sobbed.

“It happens,” said the witcher, looking at the arrowheads. “Don’t worry. There’s no shame in fear.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish

“There are a lot of people in this world, kipper … Most will be different from what you know, but treat them with the respect they deserve and you’ll do fine.”
― Tamara Moss, Lintang and the Pirate Queen