And he who wields white, wild magic gold is a paradoxFor he is everything and nothingHero and foolPotent, helplessAnd with one word of truth or treacheryHe will save or damn the earthBecause he is mad and saneCold and passionateLost and found
Stephen R. Donaldson, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
character, choice, conflict, paradox