In the depth a light will grow, A silver shine no shadows know, Like wings unfolding in the sky, That circle 'round a gleaming eye, Turning darkness all away, Even depths will know their day, For every shadow has its end, In light! Life will return again!

— Robert Fanney

Is there magic in this world? Certainly! But it is not the kind of magic written about in fantasy stories. It is the kind of magic that comes from ideas and the hard work it often takes to make them real.

— Robert Fanney

It has often been said that writing is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration. In my experience, this is true. But, in my opinion, it is useless without that 1 percent. It's like an engine without fuel -- can't get anywhere without it. Or like a lighthouse without a light on top -- doesn't guide anyone in to home or safe harbor.

— Robert Fanney

It is the curse of the powerful to be blind to their own faults.

— Robert Fanney

I would rather live than die. I would rather die than survive as a monster.

— Robert Fanney

Lewin: Don't worry Luthier. 'Truth's existence never depended upon belief.

— Robert Fanney

May your feet ever walk in the light of two suns... and may the moon shadow never fall on you...

— Robert Fanney

Mitford: 'He was brilliant, yes, but ready to laugh at himself when he made mistakes. You may not believe it, but he made mistakes often.' Luthiel: 'Why?' She choked around her tears. Mithorden: 'Because he tried to do great things. Anyone can succeed at easy things. But the things Vampire tried were very difficult. He wanted to make things better for people of all races -- for he saw the good in them.

— Robert Fanney

Mitford said it well," she said finally. "It's worshiping death. They say they follow light. But, in the end, they're really following desolation, division, the end of things. You should hear their prophecies -- war, destruction, only special chosen people are spared." She felt sad and angry. Worse, she wondered to what ends people who believed these things would go to assert their views.

— Robert Fanney

Mitford: 'We become what we do, Halos.

— Robert Fanney