I will keep a special cache of low-tech weapons and train my troops in their use. That way -- even if the heroes manage to neutralize my...

No matter how tempted I am with the prospect of unlimited power, I will not consume any energy field bigger than my head....

Despite its proven stress-relieving effect, I will not indulge in maniacal laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss unexpected...

(18) I will not have a son. Although his laughably under-planned attempt to usurp power would easily fail, it would provide a fatal...

Vess looked around the table looking at the few advisors he had. Anyone who wanted to become one of his advisors had to go through a...

It was just Vess and Aldro fighting in the main hall. Rivatha had taken Luir to go get fixed up for the cut Aldro had given him and Kilo...

I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to...

Aldro breathed heavily as he tried to get his composure back. He had just been through an intense torture session with Vess. He tried to...

All slain enemies will be cremated, or at least have several rounds of ammunition emptied into them, not left for dead at the bottom of...

One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before...

I will be secure in my superiority. Therefore, I will feel no need to prove it by leaving clues in the form of riddles or leaving my...

________________________________________ Vess and Luir hid in the trees behind the mayor's house. It had been easy enough to find once...

I will not interrogate my enemies in the inner sanctum -- a small hotel well outside my borders will work just as well....

I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled...

(8) After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three...

When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say,...

It had been a hard battle. Aldro had even managed to stab Luir, despite three of them attacking him at once, in the leg so he couldn’t...

The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons...

Aldro and Tatir had tried their best against the four. They knew the four would be traveling this route and had hidden out in the best...

“I need an update!” Amel shouted, banging on his throne. His half siblings had been attacking him for weeks trying to take over the...