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“Luck?" Drizzt replied. "Perhaps. But more often, I dare to say, luck is simply the advantage a true warrior gains in excuting the correct course of action.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“He looked down at the mask hanging around his neck. So simple a lie, and he could walk freely throughout the world.
But would he then be trapped within the web of his own deception? What freedom could he find in denying the truth about himself?”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Time to hunt?" Cattie-brie cried, satisfied that she had gotten her point across. She rose beside Wulfgar and headed for the door, but she turned her head over her shoulder to face Drizzt one final time, giving him a look that told him that perhaps he should have asked for more from Cattie-brie back in Icewind Dale, before Wulfgar had entered her life.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“I have seen people paralyze their entire existence around that greatest of mysteries, shaping their every movement, their every word, in a desperate attempt to find the answers to the unanswerable. They fool themselves, either through their interpretations of ancient texts or through some obscure sign from a natural event, into believing that they have found the ultimate truth, and thus, if they behave accordingly concerning that truth, they will surely be rewarded in the afterlife. This must be the greatest manifestation of that fear of death, the errant belief that we can somehow shape and decorate eternity itself, that we can curtain its windows and place its furniture in accordance with our own desperate desires.

Perhaps the greatest evil I see in this existence is when supposedly holy men prey upon the basic fears of death of the common folk to take from them. 'Give to the church!' they cry. 'Only then will you find salvation!'. Even more subtle are the many religions that do not directly ask for a person's coin, but insist that anyone of goodly and godly heart who is destined for their particular description of heaven, would willingly give that coin over.

And of course, the world is ripe with 'Doomsdayers'. people who claim that the end of the world is at hand, and cry for repentance and for almost slavish dedication.

I can only look on it all and sigh, for as death is the greatest mystery, so it is the most personal of revelations. We will not know, none of us, until the moment it is upon us, and we cannot truly and in good conscience convince another of our beliefs.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“For whatever we do in our lives, discipline and control over our own actions ultimately measure the level of our success.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Drizzt felt the despair most keenly. For all the trials of his hard life, the drow had held faith for ultimate justice. He had believed, though he never dared to admit it, that his unyielding faith in his precious principles would bring him the reward her deserved. Now, there was this, a struggle that could only end in death, where one victory brought only more conflict.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“only with the honest knowledge that one day I will die can I ever truly begin to live.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Perhaps we will meet again and do battle, and if I kill him, I will shed no tears for him. Not for who he is, at least, but quite possibly, I will cry for who this marvelous warrior might have become. If I kill him, I will be crying for myself.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Demanding of another that he earns your respect is, in of itself, an act of arrogance, a way of self-elevation, implying by its very nature that your respect is worth earning.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“No, what keeps Captain Deudermont safe is his ability to show respect for anyone he meets. He is a man of charm, who holds well his personal pride. He grants respect at the outset of a meeting and continues that respect until the person forfeits it. This is very different than the way most people view the world. Most people insist that respect has to be earned, and with many, I have come to observe, earning it is no easy task!”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Your hunger blurs your ability,”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Tell us of this Calim Desert,â€� said Wulfgar. “What is a desert?â€� “A barren land,â€� replied Deudermont grimly, not wanting to understate the challenge that would be before them if they chose that course. “An empty wasteland of blowing, stinging sands and hot winds. Where monsters rule over men, and many an unfortunate traveler has crawled to his death to be picked clean by vultures.â€� The four friends shrugged away the captain’s grim description. Except for the temperature difference, it sounded like home.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“We will not know, none of us, until the moment it is upon us, and we cannot truly and in good conscience convince another of our beliefs. It is a road we travel alone, but a road that I no longer fear, for in accepting the inevitable, I have freed myself from it. In coming to recognize my mortality, I have found the secret to enjoying those centuries, years, months, days, or even hours, that I have left to draw breath. This is the existence I can control, and to throw away the precious hours over fear of the inevitable is a foolish thing indeed. And to subconsciously think ourselves immortal, and thus not appreciate those precious few hours that we all have, is equally foolish. I cannot control the truth of death, whatever my desperation. I can only make certain that those moments of my life I have remaining are as rich as they can be. —Drizzt Do’Urden”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Keep him well,â€� the dwarf finished with a wink, and he slammed the door with a bang. “He hates my door,â€� the wizard lamented.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Cats?â€� Bruenor gawked at Regis. “Ye brought cats?â€� Regis smiled and shifted his head in his hands. “You know a better way to get rid of mice?”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Neverwinter Wood.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Cook another feast,' Bruenor grumbled. 'Suren the elf has his eye fixed on another wedding."
Drizzt let it go at that. Maybe there was a ring of truth in Bruenor's words for some distant date. No longer did Drizzt limit his hopes and desires. He would see the world as he could and draw his choices from his wishes, not from limitations he might impose upon himself. For now, though, Drizzt had found something too personal to be shared.
For the first time in his life, the drow had found peace.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Perhaps the greatest evil I see in this existence is when supposedly holy men prey upon the basic fears of death of the common folk to take from them. “Give to the church!â€� they cry. “Only then will you find salvation! Even more subtle are the many religions that do not directly ask for a person’s coin, but insist that anyone of goodly and godly heart who is destined for their particular description of heaven, would willingly give that coin over.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“luck is simply the advantage a true warrior gains in executing the correct course of action.â€� Wulfgar took the compliment”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Of all the mantles and laurels he had found in the years gone by, or might find in the years ahead, none fit as well or blessed him as much as “Father.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“he world is full of ruffians. The world is full of people of good character. Both of these statements are true, I believe, because within most of the people I have known lies the beginning points of both seemingly disparate paths.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“...that demanding of another that he earns your respect is, in of itself, an act of arrogance, a way of self-elevation, implying by its very nature that your respect is worth earning.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Bruenor”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Respect is one of the most basic needs of reasoning creatures, particularly among men. An insult is just that because it is an assault upon respect, upon esteem, and upon that most dangerous of qualities: pride.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“appreciate, that he will one day die. That he will one day be gone from this place, this life, this consciousness and existence, to whatever it is that awaits. For only when a person completely and honestly accepts the inevitability of death”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“I have come to know that it is an important thing to keep in mind—not to complain or to make melancholy, but simply because only with the honest knowledge that one day I will die can I ever truly begin to live.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Of all the crowns that Bruenor had worn or would, none was more important than that of Father.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“haffling”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“He snapped his scowl at Sali Dalib. “As you delay! You will take us to the guildhouse of Pasha Pook,â€� he reiterated, more insistently, “and then you are dismissed.â€� “Pook? Oh, Pook,â€� the merchant beamed.”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem

“Take us to the guildhouse of Pasha Pook,â€� Drizzt said, getting to the point, wanting to be done with his business and out of Calimport, “then you are dismissed.â€� Sali Dalib paled at the request. “Pasha Poop?â€� he stammered. “Who is dis?”
― R.A. Salvatore, The Halfling's Gem