"Wagers and pacts are made with angels - or with devils."
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"Sometimes it is impossible to stop the river of life."
"The warrior of light knows that everything around him - his victories, his defeats, his enthusiasm and his despondency - form part of his Good Fight."
"When someone wants something, they must know why they are fighting. This is the only reason to seek a reward."
"Attacking or fleeing are part of the struggle; being paralysed by fear is not."
"Man needs to choose, not just accept, his destiny."
"In all the languages in the world, there is the same proverb: "What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve over." Well, I say that there isn't an ounce of truth in it. The further off they are, the closer to the heart are all those feelings that we try to repress and forget."
"Faith parries all blows. Faith transforms poison into crystalline water."
"All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated."
"There is a huge difference between danger and fear."
"A warrior of light needs both patience and speed. He treats each situation as if it were unique."
"The search can be as interesting as the fear you feel, as long as you overcome that fear."
"When we have great treasures before us, we can never see them."
"The warrior of Light perseveres in his desire, but knows he must wait for the best moment."
"The pain barrier was not a barrier for her; she could go beyond it."
"The Road to Santiago is the road of ordinary people."
"Any man who, having planted a vineyard, has not yet reaped the benefits should do so at once, so that he does not die in the struggle and leave it for another to enjoy."
"The search for happiness is purely personal and not a model we can give to others."
"A threat need not provoke a response if it is not taken up."
"Anyone who loves needs to know both how to lose himself and how to find himself."