David Dalglish > Quotes

“Never abandon as hopeless something you've never tried.”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Cloaks

“So,” said Patrick, “how is my favorite dysfunctional family? Righteously fucked or fucking righteously?”
― David Dalglish, Dawn of Swords

“You can cry about how things aren’t fair, or you can stand tall and make things fair.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“That is the power you must one day command. Let them think every breath of theirs is a gift, not from the gods, but from you. Do this, and you will become a god among them.”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Cloaks

“The only thing worse than a madman is a madman with followers.”
― David Dalglish, The Broken Pieces

“When training is hard, the battle is easy.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“Trust those you love, and that love you in return," she said. "It will hurt more if they betray you, but at least you'll still know joy." - Zusa”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Shadows

“Every breath may be our last, be it in war or in the most peaceful of days. Make each breath matter. Give each one meaning.”
― David Dalglish, Blood of Gods

“A brute craves battle. A coward flees from it. The wise man hates war, but will fight to defend what he loves.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“What makes a man so, eh? Born bad? Bad choices? Bad friends? Maybe just bad chroniclers. You know, the victors writing history.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“Easy money is never easy.”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Cloaks

“We deny righteousness in fear of our own safety, and in doing so forfeit the future of our children. We let them live in a dead tomorrow because we fear bleeding for it today.”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Cloaks

“Nothing is as frightening as the thought that only blackness will greet you when you leave this life.”
― David Dalglish, Dawn of Swords

“They are fat of body but starved of soul.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“Thank you, Mister Stabby Sword Man,”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Chaos

“People lie. People exaggerate. They view the world through tainted glass, yet see themselves in a gilded mirror.”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Mirrors

“The Watcher!” someone cried. “The Watcher is here!”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Blades

“Good men stink of soil, oil, and other toil; villains smell of roses.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“When everyone else is fighting for their lives, I can’t hide in the corner.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“I miss you," she whispered, "I miss you so much." Her tears fell, sobs racking her, she finally felt alone enough to let it all out. She sobbed kneeling before the great expanse of nothing, before fields of clouds colored red by the fire that consumed the sky. Let it burn, she thought. Let it all burn if it burns away the hurt as well.”
― David Dalglish, Skyborn

“Never underestimate the power of bureaucratic incompetence,”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“Despite all the death, there is beauty in the remains,” Johan said softly. “Even amid destruction so terrible. When Galen fell, others banded together to save whom they could. Battle ceased, enemies forgiven so all might work together in the rescue. I have always felt that is humanity’s greatest, and most often wasted, trait. Peel away the anger, hatred, and pride of men’s souls and you’ll find an innate desire to protect others. Such a shame it requires a terrible catastrophe to jostle this selflessness free.”
― David Dalglish, Shadowborn

“War is rarely black and white, rarely goodness fighting evil; we are all different shades of gray. There are no pure means, only pure ends.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“Better to die trying for too much than dying old having done too little,”
― David Dalglish, The Broken Pieces

“As an emotion, I find pity most annoying; you cannot feel pity for someone who is at the same level as you. It requires you to look down on someone and consider yourself their superior in some way.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“You labeled us, put us on a pedestal, and then safely went back to your ways. You didn’t want a savior. You wanted a crutch to rest your sins upon.”
― David Dalglish, Shadowborn

“Better to live torn and in pain than die in perfect health.”
― David Dalglish, A Dance of Cloaks

“Any force for good, if capable of evil, will inevitably be used for evil. It's just the nature of humanity.”
― David Dalglish, Soulkeeper

“Most faiths, he thought, could stand to learn the virtue of keeping their devotion to themselves.”
― David Dalglish, Magic, Myth & Majesty

“Only Belvua remained, and together Tesmarie and Tommy fled its blood-soaked streets.”
― David Dalglish, Ravencaller