Liane Merciel > Quotes

“Garahel always used to say that heroism was just another word for horror, and maybe a worse one. A hero always feels that he has to do what's right. Sometimes that leads to tormenting himself with doubt long after the deed is done.”
― Liane Merciel

“Perhaps there's some truth to the idea that the real danger of blood magic isn't that it draws the power from sacrifice, or that it tempts the greedy and ambitious into using the suffering of others to fuel their spells. Perhaps the danger is simply that we do not understand it, and that lack of understanding invites disaster even when our intentions are pure.”
― Liane Merciel, Last Flight

“One thing we were taught as templars is that, in moments of doubt, you must always give people the opportunity to do good. Sometimes they surprise you. Sometimes they don't."
"Which one's the surprise?"
Now it was the templar's turn to offer a small, unfinished smile, barely visible in the dark. "That anyone ever actually gives someone else the chance.”
― Liane Merciel, Last Flight

“She put down her porridge bowl and tried the tea. It was, somehow, worse than she’d expected: not just bitter, but so astringent that it curdled her tongue. It woke her up, though, and that was the point.”
― Liane Merciel, Dragon Age: Last Flight

“Whatever anyone tells you is only a tiny fragment of what is, and it’s colored by their perceptions and hopes and fears.”
― Liane Merciel, Dragon Age: Last Flight