Rise of the Dragons (Kings and Sorcerers--Book 1)

Men at some time are masters of their fates:

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,

But in ourselves, that we are underlings.

--William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
--William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar

Strength is not defined in times of peace. It is defined in hardship. Embrace your hardship, do not shy from it. Only then can you overcome it.

Was this what it was like, he wondered, to have a conscience?

“A good leader must always know fear,” he replied. “Fear sharpens our senses, and helps us to prepare. It is not death I fear, though—it is only not dying well.”