Icecrown... a monument to our suffering. The veil between life and death. Where a usurper sits on a Frozen Throne. But no king rules forever.
Warcraft - World of Warcraft - Shadowlands, by Sylvanas WindrunnerSylvanas Windrunner: 'All their hope dies with you.'
Varok Saurfang: 'You cannot kill hope. Hope remains.'
Anduin: 'Only one of us wanted this war.'
Sylvanas: 'You call for peace when it suits you, little lion. But you're quick enough to kill.'
If pride gives aus pause, my love, then perhaps we have lived long enough already.
PrideWarcraft - III, by Malfurion StormrageThe moonlight can bring rest to your weary souls in this forgotten place.
Warcraft - World of Warcraft, by Tyrande WhisperwindThe darkness surrounds you, the light of Elune is your only salvation.
Warcraft - World of Warcraft, by Tyrande WhisperwindThere is nothing left for you here, nothing but death and sorrow.
Warcraft - World of Warcraft, by Tyrande WhisperwindThe Horde needs its true Warchief now, more than ever.
Warcraft - World of Warcraft, by Vol'jinBlood and thunder, champions of the Horde! We fight on this day for our fallen brothers and sisters! Mourn them not for they all died with honor in their hearts! Though we face great conflict, our might combined shall obliterate those who would oppose us! The grave injustices committed against the Horde will be met by an unstoppable force of reckoning!
War SpeechesWarcraft - World of Warcraft, by ThrallThrall: 'The beginning of wisdom is the statement 'I do not know.' The person who cannot make that statement is one who will never learn anything. And I have prided myself on my ability to learn.'
LearningKeith R.A. DeCandido in Warcraft - Cycle of HatredThe former can advise the latter, but the latter must be free to challenge the former, to avoid what happened.
Past, GenerationsWarcraft, by MedivhThe roots will heal in time... as will the entire world. The sacrifices have been made. Just as the orcs, humans, and night elves discarded their old hatreds and stood united against a common foe, so did nature herself rise up to banish the Shadow forever. As for me, I came back to ensure that there would be a future, to teach the world that it no longer needed Guardians. The hope for future generations has always resided in mortal hands. And now that my task is done, I will take my place amongst the legends of the past.
Warcraft - III - Reign of Chaos, by MedivhTerenas: 'What are you doing my son?'
Arthas: 'Succeeding you, father. This kingdom shall fall and from the ashes shall arise a new order, that will shake the very foundations of the world.'
Terenas: 'No king rules forever, my son.'
Arthas: 'I see... only darkness before me.'