Brett J. Talley > Quotes

“I don't understand exactly what's going on, but Goodreads shouldn't be deleting reviews, period. People are smart enough to look at them on their own and make up their mind, and deleting reviews undermines the integrity of the site.”
― Brett J. Talley

“Respect is a thing earned, not bought, and a man who lets it be known that he seeks respect will probably never see it bestowed.”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“The truly dangerous are not men who have lost their ability to reason, but those who retain it while being thoroughly evil, those without remorse or compassion.  No, my friend, it is not reason that separates us from the rest of the animals, it is our moral nature.  It is these creatures — I dare not call them men — that are truly demonic.”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“Words, my young friend.  Words are all the power in the Universe.  It was by words God created the Earth, the heavens and Hell.  Is it any surprise that a book be the most powerful force in the world? ”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“A man should keep his faith, but there are times when it takes gold to move mountains. ”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“Ah, the consummate skeptic,” the Captain said. “And I would wear the name gladly,” I replied, “for it’s only the skeptic that gives value to the truth.” “Yes,” the Captain said nodding, “but only when he is open to the truth.  The skeptic with a closed mind becomes the worst kind of believer.”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“The darkest of man’s imaginings can never match the reality of the depths of his depravity. ”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“But if men are not so willing to sacrifice for the truth, then that which should not be, which must not be, which cannot be, shall be again.  But it is my faith that, in the end, good will defeat evil, light will outshine the darkness, and justice will prevail.  God let it be so.”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“When the darkness is at its worst, when it creeps upon you like a hunter in the night, remember — it will always fear the light. ”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“Ah, Venice.”
― Brett J. Talley, That Which Should Not Be

“For as surely as the sun rises, it must also fall. As surely as one age ends, another must begin—an ever turning back to that which came before. To that which should not be. For in all truth is this—that is not dead which can eternal lie. And the darkness does not forget.”
― Brett J. Talley, He Who Walks in Shadow