Hope

“Priests look inward to their own small souls and try to impress that smallness on the world, when they should be looking at the greatness of the universe and trying to impress that upon their souls.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Redoubt

“If you want to make your enemy into something you can hate, you first remove his humanity.... Had Ulrich said that at one point, or had that been something he’d heard during one of Solaris’ speeches? It was true, whoever had said it, and the Chronicles had certainly tried to remove all vestige of humanity from these Heralds. Make them only icons. When they are seen as a type, and not as individuals, they are easy for a fanatical mind to grasp—and hate.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Storm Warning

“And revenge generally turns out to be a lot less satisfying than you think it will be.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Apex

“There’s your real heroes—the people who keep coping, keep trying, no matter how many blows Fate takes at them.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Oathblood