"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
The Dark Tower, Stephen King

"In this world, a man, himself, is nothing. And there ain't no world but this one."
The Thin Red Line, James Jones

"We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is not said: that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add: the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda."
The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien

"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again."
The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan