Patrick Michael > Quotes

“You listen. Get to know them. Then, you let what your heart feels and your mind thinks come to a consensus. You will make mistakes and let people in that you should not have. You will be betrayed. The hard part is not closing off your heart. If you do, it will never matter what your head says. You simply cannot trust without investing some of your heart. That was what Wren and my family did for me. They kept my heart open.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Betrayal

“growing up being too bad for the good kids and too good for the bad kids.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Beginnings

“This place, these lands, figured into a lot of his transformation, and I do not mean into a dragon. He grew into the person he first was in these mountains. Later, he returned and once again found his purpose here.” She released a long sigh. “Simply standing here brings forth a lot of memories.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Beginnings

“Power reveals. Good people with morals and ethics who gain power don’t change. It’s the ones who feign those things until they ascend high enough that you must fear. They pretend they’re good people until they have the money, power, or influence to do as they wish, then show you the monsters they truly are because, by that point, no one can stop them.”
― Patrick Michael, The Guardians

“up. “I get it. I understand why there’s more than one destiny available to an individual. It’s because destiny, as you mean it, is the big picture. It’s what links all of us together. Whereas fate is what happens to a singular entity.” Apsara grinned and glanced at the others. “See? I have told you for years that she was special.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Rebirth

“Nothing will ever replace my family. Nothing will ever fill the giant holes left in me, especially since I did it to them.” He blew out a breath in one long exhale. “But you and yours are the stitches finally closing those wounds so I can move on. You are not filling the holes, but you are adding more to me. Strengthening me. “I hate to do it to you, to anyone, but that is what you will be at the end of this. Wounded souls stitched together by the gratitude of others, hoping, praying more people come into your life who add something to you.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Reunions

“even I can only see a few points ahead. I cannot unravel the whole web. Just be aware of one simple fact, one more immutable than fate. When the ability, the destiny, to do greatness comes along, it reaches out to you, longing to be embraced. Most fail to achieve it because they refuse to reach out and grasp its hands back.” “Why?” the mortals asked in unison. “Because they are afraid,” Titania remarked. “And rightfully so,” Mab finished. As soon as the last syllable left the mouth of the Queen of Air and Darkness, there was a blinding flash of white light.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Rebirth

“Both of you present yourselves one way to the world when you’re quite different inside. But only those who know you best get to see it. As a bonus, each of you draws out the best qualities in the other.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Reunions

“I see loyalty. Confidence. Pride. A desire to help others. I see you. I see not the leader you could become, I see the leader you already are. You simply have to embrace it. Acknowledge it.” “But the responsibility⁠—” “Is the burden of everyone who has the power to make a difference in the world. You and your family are no different in that respect. Remain true to yourself. Who you are is why those soldiers chose to follow you. Not what you are.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Retribution

“The energy is our memories of those who are important to us. Each color combination signifies a different individual we care for. Without them, without the memories we have of our beloved family, we are nothing. Simply stones placed on top of one another without anything to hold us together. They are the glue that binds us, makes us whole. Makes us strong. Able to weather the storm of life without falling to pieces.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Reunions

“The corrupt use masks to convince you they have your best interests in mind while they plot and plan your corruption or death. Those masks, those illusions, are hard to see through.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Betrayal

“You will learn that some of the worst evils are perpetrated by those who look you in the face and tell you they have the best of intentions.”
― Patrick Michael, The Tome of Betrayal