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> [“Hindsight is easy, but decisions made in the moment are often much more difficult, the “right” choice often much harder to discern.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/hindsight-is-easy-but-decisions-made-in-the-moment-are-often-much/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

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> [“Hindsight, I think, is a useless tool. We, each of us, are at a place in our lives because of innumerable circumstances, and we, each of us, have a responsibility, if we do not like where we are, to move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/hindsight-i-think-is-a-useless-tool-we-each-of-us-are-at-a-place-in-2/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

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## More by R.A. Salvatore

> [“The halfling was still standing, trying to straighten his dishevelled hat and fix the broken orange feather. "You know," he said nonchalantly, "sometimes is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/the-halfling-was-still-standing-trying-to-straighten-his-dishevelled/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Where, I wonder and I fear, does hubris end and reality overwhelm? Is this the danger of reaching too high, or am I bounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/where-i-wonder-and-i-fear-does-hubris-end-and-reality-overwhelm-is/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Catti-brie didn't blink, barely drew breath. She was thinking how noble this drow had been. So many other men would not have asked questions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/catti-brie-didn-t-blink-barely-drew-breath-she-was-thinking-how-noble/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Loss of empathy might well be the most enduring and deep cutting scar of all, the silent blade of an unseen enemy, cutting at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/loss-of-empathy-might-well-be-the-most-enduring-and-deep-cutting-scar/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Catti-brie continued to stare at the drow as the wizards walked up. The woman did not know what to make of Drizzt's cryptic answers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/catti-brie-continued-to-stare-at-the-drow-as-the-wizards-walked-up/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“the true warrior understands that while one is learning how to use a sword,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/the-true-warrior-understands-that-while-one-is-learning-how-to-use-a/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Drizzt looked long and hard at the young woman, tje dedicated warrior, and he understood that Danica, too, had been forced into a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/drizzt-looked-long-and-hard-at-the-young-woman-tje-dedicated-warrior/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“without empathy he will find no purpose. Without purpose, he will find no satisfaction. Without satisfaction, he will find no contentment, and without contentment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/without-empathy-he-will-find-no-purpose-without-purpose-he-will-find/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Nothing burns in your heart like the emptiness of losing something, someone, before you truly have learned of its value.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/nothing-burns-in-your-heart-like-the-emptiness-of-losing-something/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Matron Malice, her belly swollen in the final hours of pregnancy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/matron-malice-her-belly-swollen-in-the-final-hours-of-pregnancy/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“one should also be learning why and when to use a sword. To grant the power of a weapon master to anyone at all,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/one-should-also-be-learning-why-and-when-to-use-a-sword-to-grant-the/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“I pray that the world never runs out of dragons. I say that in all sincerity, though I have played a part in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/i-pray-that-the-world-never-runs-out-of-dragons-i-say-that-in-all/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Fortunate circumstances do not equate to high principles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/fortunate-circumstances-do-not-equate-to-high-principles/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“Damn you to Lolth's web!" he said. "Don't you dare pretend if doesn't matter to you!" "Why do you care?" Drizzt growled back at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/damn-you-to-lolth-s-web-he-said-don-t-you-dare-pretend-if-doesn-t/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

> [“We - at least we of sincere character - always judge ourselves by stricter standards than we expect others to abide by.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-salvatore/we-at-least-we-of-sincere-character-always-judge-ourselves-by/)

[R.A. Salvatore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-salvatore/)

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