Fearlessness is a fool's boast, to my mind. The only men with no fear in them are dead, or the soon to be dead, maybe. Fear teaches you caution, and respect for your enemy, and to avoid sharp edges used in anger. All good things in their place, believe me. Fear can bring you out alive, and that's the very best anyone can hope for from any fight. Every man who's worth a damn feels fear. It's the use you make of it that counts.

The First Law Trilogy Boxed Set: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings (ed. Hachette UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780575086227