You have to acknowledge evil, or you give it too much power over you.

Dragons and legends...It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon.

It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.

If there was such evil in the world, was it possible that there was good, too?

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

He didn't say anything more, just waited for me to tell him what I'd been thinking. It was pure speculation, and I was opening myself up to ridicule by saying anything at all. I sat on the stool and realized that I had my loyalties, too.