“No one wants to suffer. But that is the fate of each. And some suffer more. Not necessarily of their own volition. It's not about to enduring the suffering. It's about how you endure it.” SufferingFateEndureSufferVolitionEnduring Book:Wieża Jaskółki Source: Wieża Jaskółki
“This is what the Law of Surprise states. It is the child's, not the parent's, consent which confirms the oath, which proves that the child was born under the shadow of destiny.” DestinyFatePregnancyLaw Of Surprise Book:The Last Wish Source: The Last Wish
“Are all stories about the Law of Surprise myths?’ ‘Yes. It’s hard to call an accident destiny.’ ‘But you witchers do not stop searching?’ ‘No, we don’t. But it’s senseless. Nothing has any point.” PhilosophyDestinyFateNihilism Book:Sword of Destiny Source: Sword of Destiny
“Then the prophetess said to the witcher: "I shall give you this advice: wear boots made of iron, take in hand a staff of steel. Then walk until the end of the world. Help yourself with your staff to break the land before you and wet it with your tears. Go through fire and water, do not stop along the way, do not look behind you. And when the boots are worn, when your staff is blunt, once the wind and the heat has dried your eyes so that your tears no longer flow, then at the end of the world you may find what you are looking for and what you love... The witcher went through fire and water, he did not look back. He did not take iron boots or a staff of steel. He took only his sword. He did not listen to the words of prophets. And he did well because she was a bad prophet.” DestinyFateFatalismWitcherProphey Book:Czas pogardy Source: Czas pogardy
“You can't stop a soldier from being frightened but you can give him motivation to help him overcome that fear. I have no such motivation. I can't have. I'm a witcher: an artificially created mutant. I kill monsters for money. I defend children when their parents pay me to. If Nilfgaardian parents pay me, I'll defend Nilfgaardian children. And even if the world lies in ruin - which does not seem likely to me - I'll carry on killing monsters in the ruins of this world until some monster kills me. That is my fate, my reason, my life and my attitude to the world. And it is not what I chose. It was chosen for me.” WorldLifeChildrenReasonMotivationFearMoneyAttitudeFateSoldierMonstersRuinsChoiceFrightenedKillMonsterMutationMutantRuinDefendWitcher Book:Krew elfów Source: Krew elfów
“In order to become a witcher, you have to be born in the shadow of destiny, and very few are born like that. That's why there are so few of us. We're growing old, dying, without anyone to pass our knowledge, our gifts, on to. We lack successors. And this world is full of Evil which waits for the day none of us are left.” EvilDestinyDarknessFateThe Future Book:The Last Wish Source: The Last Wish
