Ravings of a Nomadic Mind

I was Reading this book recently and these two quotes jumped out at me till i was reading them over and over again. These are from a science Fiction book Called Mirror Dance.

"You have won a twisted, broken poor knight, to wear your favor on his sleeve. but its a broken world out there, that we were born into, that rejects us without mercy and ejects us without consultation. at least I wont tilt at windmills for you. I'll send in sappers to mine them, and blast them to the sky. I will break down the doors of hell, and bring up the dead. "

“Real destiny takes everything—the last drop of blood, and strip out your veins to be sure—and gives it back doubled. Quadrupled. A thousand-fold! But you can’t give halves. You have to give it all. I know. I swear. I’ve come back from the dead to speak the truth to you. Real destiny gives you a mountain of life, and puts you on top of it.”