Garon Whited > Quotes

“...the whole 'know thyself' thing isn’t a journey to a fixed destination. Learning about myself changes me, forcing me to learn more. 'Know thyself' isn’t a goal; it’s a road.”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“How quickly the new and strange becomes old and familiar.”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“There are generally at least three sides to any story, though.”
“Three?”
“One side, the other side, and the truth.”
― Garon Whited

“... being offended doesn’t, by itself, make me right.”
― garon whited, Orb

“Politics.  From the Latin poly, meaning many, and tics, meaning blood-sucking parasites. That may be incorrect, but it’s not wrong.”
― Garon Whited, Knightfall

“I don’t much care for the idea of being dead.  It makes me nervous.  I’m allergic to dying; I break out in screaming.”
― Garon Whited, Sunset

“You wouldn’t dare!”
I cocked my head at him and thought about it.
“Why do people say that?” I asked. “I don’t understand it. It’s like demanding whatever it is actually be done. It’s tantamount to daring me to do it.”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“[I] put my hand in front of her finger, thinking, 'She’s a magician; it might be loaded.”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“Sometimes I hate this place. I mean I really, truly, hate it. It offends my narrow-minded and provincial sensibilities regarding good universe design.”
― Garon Whited, Orb

“Within this work are places where you will see I have done some unforgivably stupid things; here I can say only that I am not perfect.  Throw stones if you must, but have a care for your own house!  I also offer a part-excuse, part-explanation:  I am subject to influences from my most recent meals.  I have not edited those parts to make myself seem better than I am; they stand as they were written.”
― Garon Whited, Sunset

“The world moves at a geological pace, no pun intended. That is, there’s lots of standing still, doing nothing much, and then the occasional short, sharp yank. Once in a while, there’s a huge kaboom, and nothing is quite the same afterward.”
― Garon Whited, Sunset

“Show a little faith in someone when they need it. It’s amazing how it comes back around to you.”
― Garon Whited, Knightfall

“The Internet is an evil thing,”
― Garon Whited, Sunset

“What else is love, but to give someone else happiness when you know your own is impossible?”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“...please don’t throw any more rocks at the barrier keeping the demonic hordes of the void from pouring over the world.”
― Garon Whited, Orb

“Survival tip for immortals of all sorts:  Librarians are the secret masters of the universe.  Whether they be dusty archivists or VR data-gurus, they have access to lots of information.  Stay on their good side.”
― Garon Whited, Void

“Never push a nice guy. Nice guys turn into the scariest sons of bitches when you push them too far.”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“Nothing focuses a writer on writing quite like knowing the yard needs mowing.”
― Garon Whited

“put my hand in front of her finger, thinking, 'She’s a magician; it might be loaded.”
― Garon Whited, Shadows

“She’s pretty, but she’s petty.  She thinks I’m prettier and she’s jealous.” “Envious.” “What’s the difference?” “Jealousy is being afraid someone will take what you have.  Envy is wanting something someone else has.”
― Garon Whited, Fugue

“When the amassed books of law outweigh a lawyer, you’ve got too many laws. Burn both.”
― Garon Whited, Penumbra

“Political problems ruin meals. Let it be known as Eric’s Law of Lunch henceforth.”
― Garon Whited

“Pessimists cannot be disappointed. Optimists cannot be pleasantly surprised.”
― Garon Whited, Sunset

“I admit I’m easy to disturb. Heck, I’m about as disturbed as it’s possible to get without actually needing a self-hugging jacket and bubble wrap wallpaper.”
― Garon Whited, Knightfall

“Eugenically-engineered psychic ruling classes give me an itchy amygdala.”
― Garon Whited, Penumbra

“It’s one thing to be an undead fiend of darkness, but it takes an immense amount of work to look cool while doing it.”
― Garon Whited

“There comes a time,” he said, as he sat down again, “that any man worthy of the name must make a decision.  To stand in the middle, to never move one way or another, is foolish at best and suicidal at worst.  We can never know everything, and so we must sometimes guess at the right course of action.”
― Garon Whited, Sunset

“Liam eventually added, "I don't want a war, but if it comes, yes; I want to see it."

My first impulse was to tell him, "no, he didn't want to see it," It was wrong of me to say though. He did want to see it. I think many people who haven't seen a war want to. It's not right to tell them they don't. What they don't want and don't know is that they don't want to have seen it. I know because I've seen bits and pieces of several.

I watched from a hilltop as a Roman legion met Picts. I tended some of the wounded out of Gettysburg. I even managed to screw up and go down the hill to drag French knights out of the mud at Agincor and I know I don't want to see another war. But I don't even want to have seen the ones I have been to. Here in Karvalen, I have seen a small war. More like a few major engagements in a larger campaign I suppose. Even so, the dead littered the battlefield like corn after a hailstorm. Wounded screamed their agony or cried in despair, those with the strength left. Some lay in pools of their own juices and gasped in short quick breaths. Fearing the last one would come all too soon. The mud was dirt and blood. The smell of guts and feces was thick in the sunshine and birds pecked at sightless eyes. That was victory.

I stared at my son and wondered how I could explain it. How could I make his sixteen year old mind comprehend.”
― Garon Whited, Void

“Truth hurts only when you’re ashamed of it…which is why most people think the truth hurts.”
― Garon Whited

“[politicians are] like toddlers arguing over who gets the candy, but with a better vocabulary and less whacking each other with toys.”
― Garon Whited, Knightfall