Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions date descry.

I never thought I’d ever leave Zerc. But after knowing Cricket, it occurred to me that I had no reason to stay. I had no family, no friends aside from her. I never even spoke to Enkai until she brought us together. It was she who first inspired me to dream of actually seeing those worlds I spent my every waking moment reading about. Her and her wild heart, her laughing spirit, so bright in her eyes whenever she spoke of her travels and all the wondrous places she had seen. When I was a boy, I envied her for her adventures. When I became a man, I only pitied her.

It's not just a job, it's an adventure. It goes with the territory. You're going to have some controversy here and there. You've got to learn how to deal with it.

If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations.

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, He had not the method of making a fortune.