If Elirena was a hero, if what she did is heroism, then that's just too bad. Let them call me a traitor and a coward. Because I, Yarpen Zigrin, coward, traitor and renegade, state that we should not kill each other. I state that we ought to live. Live in such a way that we don't, later, have to ask anyone for forgiveness. The Heroic Elirena.. She had to ask. Forgive me, she begged, forgive me. To hell with that! It's better to die than to live in the knowledge that you've done something that needs forgiveness. Andrzej Sapkowski
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This quote captures the essence of a terrible decision that could go into a person's lifetime. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. When the War of the Lance was over and Elistan was forced to live life without her beloved Yarpen, she found herself haunted by the memories of their past relationship. She lived for many years as a shadow of herself, unable to accept her own failure and guilt and unable to move on with her life. This quote captures that terrible feeling of guilt and regret that can cloud a person's mind and heart for decades or even centuries after the fact.

Source: Blood Of Elves

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