Character: Pellinor, Xavier Wardrop

Without hope, a man is no better than a draft horse pulling a heavy cart with its sorrows.

“One piece of advice, Will Henry. If a female person says she wants to show you something, run away. Most likely, this is something that you do not want to see.

... or controlling your appetite, or appetite control.

- What are you doing now? he asked.
- Nothing, sir.
- Excuse me, but you could do it almost anywhere?
- Yes, sir. I... I'll do it, sir.
What? What will you do?
- Nothing... I'm doing nothing in some other place.

You're the one I need. You were always the one I need. Do you see where I'm scared to even look. You're my eyes in the dark. So take a look and tell me what you see.

- You don't understand, Dr. Wardrop. These men are savages. Man is killing his people and brag about it! Killing them to save! Tell me, what kind of person does that?
- Well, sarge, the first thing that comes to mind is the God of the Bible. But I would not presume to argue about it.

- Well, you see? I knew you'd say that. You're so damn predictable that I wonder why I ever thought that I love you.
- Millions of people love the sun. The sun is predictable.

Know why he is held for him with all my heart and soul, Grave? For the same reason why the human race clings to irrational belief in the wendigo, vampires and all their supernatural kin. Very hard to believe that our world is a virtuous and controlled by a just and loving God, when ordinary mortals are capable of such unthinkable crimes. He nodded at the desecration of the corpse lying on the table gleaming stainless steel. - A monstrous action by definition requires the monster.

Healthy irony - the best way to stay sane in a world that is often crazy; strongly recommend it.

Mercy is not naïve. To cling to the last hope - not crazy and not stupid. This is the very core of humanity.

There are only three true causes of death, will Henry. First - accidents: illnesses, hunger, war. The second is the old age. And third - we do slow suicide. Show me someone who can't control their desires, and I'll show you living under a death sentence.

You pull me away from the brink. You're everything... you're everything I remain a man.

We must be honest with each other. But even more important to be honest with yourself. I was honest with myself, and I was very expensive. Important only the truth. I have devoted my life to finding her, wherever she was hiding. This is the heart of science, will Henry, is the real monster we are chasing. I dropped everything, just to know it, and there's nothing that I wouldn't go to, just to find her.

"Opportunity" does not mean and probability. It is possible that tomorrow the sun will rise in the West, but it does not mean likely.