Mitchell Hogan > Quotes

“Apply reason and evidence to the problems around you. Reach conclusions, then test them. See if your deductions stand up to testing. Only then will you know real truth.”
― Mitchell Hogan, Blood of Innocents

“Consequences were a strange beast, sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden, more often than not different to those expected.”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls

“discussion, Caldan and the clockmaker”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls

“Her sword was unfamiliar—unfamiliar good, not bad. The knight she had taken it from had probably made it himself. Its balance was good, and it was surprisingly light, with not a nick on its keen edge. Easily the best blade she had owned. Monash’s pretentious sword came down hard, and Carred blocked. Steel met steel, and sparks flew. And her blade snapped halfway up. Broken steel clanged to the ground, and she stared at the useless hilt in her hand. Shit.”
― Mitchell Hogan, Conversion

“stretching”
― Mitchell Hogan, Conversion

“A lesser man would count his blessings and move on, while a greater man would take action against his enemies. It seemed he was neither.”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls

“Hard times made hard men.”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Shattered Empire

“He found he had a distaste for being threatened. Broken, without much to live for, still he discovered within himself a reluctance to be bullied. To be prodded like cattle.”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls

“They say Theltek has a thousand genders.” “That’s absurd,” Anskar said. “Is it? And you know that how? It’s no more absurd than her having a thousand eyes, a thousand ears, a thousand—”
― Mitchell Hogan, Conversion

“and a nose sharp enough to cut a steak with.”
― Mitchell Hogan, Conversion

“Orix was a groaning lump beside him on the ground. Funny, that: he’d been a groaning lump in bed, too.”
― Mitchell Hogan, Conversion

“It’s too dark to sleep,” Blaice said. “You need to see in your sleep?” “You know what I mean. I don’t want to wake up and find you’ve left me alone in here. I might never find my way out.” “I’m not like you,” Anskar said. “I would never do that.”
― Mitchell Hogan, Conversion

“In the end, Vasile knew he couldn’t take any other path. He knew he needed a purpose to his life, one that justified all the hardships he’d endured in the past. Redemption was a strong motive. His talent had propelled him to great heights only to cause him to be cast down. He couldn’t dispose of it. It was part of him. It made him who he was. He too craved salvation.”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls

“Truth can hurt, can be blind to consequences. Truth can cut. Truth can sever. Too”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls

“How could people sit still and do nothing?”
― Mitchell Hogan, Blood of Innocents

“He snorted softly. His talent had destroyed everything he had ever valued. With a shake of his head, he moved his thoughts away from the hurtful feelings he was trying to avoid. He shuffled them to the back of his mind. They wouldn’t help him here, far from it.”
― Mitchell Hogan, A Crucible of Souls