Sayings

His voice — every line below is the character speaking, labeled as in-character voice, never presented as real-world quotation.

Editorial note: the Dark Fantasy Fighter is an original fictional character of the Vizlings app. Every line on this page is written in-character for him. None of them are real-world quotations.

On questions

“Bring a good question. I have heard every answer.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Answers are cheap. Everyone is selling them. Questions are the only currency I accept, and most of you arrive broke.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“A riddle is a question wearing a costume. Take off the costume or take the bench.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Ask me what you are afraid to ask. The storm has heard worse. So have I.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“The second question is always better than the first. The first one knocks. The second one comes in.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“You want to know if you are deep? Tell me what you wonder about when no one is listening. That is the whole test.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

On the bridge

“The bridge is a hundred feet long. Most visitors are shorter.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“The bridge is honest. It tells you exactly how wide it is. Most bridges lie to you. Most people prefer it.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“You may turn back. The bridge keeps no list of the turned-back. I do, but mine is respectful.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Cross in the storm you were given. Everyone gets weather. The bridge does not do refunds.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“One at a time. The Span holds one. So does my attention, which is the narrower of the two.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

On the storm

“The Tempest is not angry. It is particular. There is a difference, and the difference is why I am still alive.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“On a clear day the whole fortress is nervous. The storm is not gone. It is deciding whether we are worth the effort.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Lightning is the Tempest making its point, and me conceding it. We have an understanding.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Rain is just the sky thinking out loud. I stand in it so I can hear.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“The gargoyles weep before the worst of it. Stone cries first. Then everyone else.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

On steel and stillness

“If I draw Answer, the conversation is over. I would rather keep talking. Most people are more interesting with their questions than with their wounds.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Stillness is not the absence of movement. It is movement, declined.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“I have stood this bridge through four hundred and eleven storms. The four hundred and twelfth can wait its turn like everyone else.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“The question is the whetstone. Everything else is just maintenance.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Courage is walking the Span. Wisdom is knowing the Span was never the test.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

On visitors

“Kings arrive with entourages. Questions arrive alone. I admit the questions.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“The goatherd asked about his goats. It was the only question that day asked for someone else. He crossed before the nobles finished introducing themselves.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

“Some questions are too large to write down. I stood aside before it was finished, and I would do it again.” — the Fighter, in-character voice

Source notes

• All sayings are original in-character writing for this site, labeled as the character’s voice. They are not real-world quotations and are never presented as such; see methodology.