"There will always be something to argue about. It's the nature of people to argue, even when something should be absolutely obvious." Like freedom. "You'll learn this in time, unfortunately. And since you've been here a few days, it should all be coming more clear quickly. This is a place of a great many arguments. ...And some hope. It is not all bad, and it is not all good."

It's too easy to get sucked into absolutes.

"Very few things in life are all good or all bad. The Hero of Ferelden is another person," because he saw that change in attention, "and while he's overall good, he's also flawed like any other man."