"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced." - John Keats

"The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts." - John Keats

"I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination." - John Keats

"I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

"So ends an alternate chapter in their tale. What lessons, dear listener, might we derive from this Dragonsong reimagined? Be it that of man or dragon, all life is precious, and the loss of loved ones shall ever darken the hearts of those left behind. Yet death is not the end of what was wrought. The memories forged, the affection shared, the hope inherited... Such things grant us the strength to walk unto the morrow, and there is no greater proof of this than the Warrior of Light's journey." - From the fantastical works of a wandering minstrel. Heavensward: A Reimagining

"Peace is maintained by the equilibrium of forces, and will continue just as long as this equilibrium exists, and no longer." - Carl von Clausewitz