Ryan Cahill > Quotes

“Love, my son, cannot be quantified by how and why. It is the intangible tether that connects your heart to others. It holds no conditions or rules, for if it did, it would not be love, but simply convenience. It is not found in the ‘because’, it is found in the ‘and yet’. Your father is strong, compassionate, and understanding, but it is not because of those things that I love him. Rather, they are why I admire him. He is also foolhardy, pig-headed, and he always says the wrong things. And yet, I love him anyway.”
― Ryan Cahill, The Exile

“It is never weak to grieve for the ones you love.”
― Ryan Cahill, The Exile

“We honour the dead not by how we mourn their death, but by how we live on despite it.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Darkness and Light

“Because these scars built me. Each one is a reminder of the pain I endured and the pain I overcame. That is what yours are, as well. Cherish the pain. Let it bind to who you are. You will be the better for it.”
― Ryan Cahill

“Kallinvar enjoyed simplicity; life was complicated enough”
― Ryan Cahill

“What in the known world could kill a dragon? Well, it turned out the answer was another dragon.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of War and Ruin

“The only thing within our control is what we choose to do with the short time we have – the things we fight for, the people we love, the things we hold dear.”
― Ryan Cahill

“Don't give them your life, give them your wrath. Make them pay in blood.”
― Ryan Cahill, The Fall: An Epic Fantasy Adventure

“Even amongst millions, one still matters. No death is made insignificant by more death.”
― Ryan Cahill, The Ice

“I don’t think losing the ones you love ever gets easier. It is the only pain your body truly remembers. When you think back on a broken leg, you do not weep from the agony. But when you remember you will never look upon your father’s face again, it cuts as fresh as the first day. What does get easier is carrying on. The weights on our shoulders rarely get lighter, but we can get stronger.”
― Ryan Cahill

“I thought you were dead.”
“Part of me did die that day. Unfortunately for you, it was the kinder part.”
― Ryan Cahill, The Exile

“There are demons within us all that we must face. They only ever surface when we are at our lowest because they are not strong enough to challenge us at our highest.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Darkness and Light

“What is a "good man"? What defines "good"? What I've noticed is those who describe themselves as good men are often far from it. And those whom others describe as good men tend to have a nasty habit of dying young.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of War and Ruin

“In Aeson's experience, there were two things that caused people to follow: fear or devotion. Fealty could be won through fear in a heartbeat. Fear was powerful, and it led people towards truly atrocious acts in the name of self-preservation. But it was fleeting - as soon as something came along that inspired greater fear, everything changed. Devotion, on the other hand, was hard earned, through actions and deeds. Whereas adversity often eroded fear, it only strengthened devotion. Fear could win battles and wars, it could sweep armies aside. but devotion was what held nations together.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of War and Ruin

“Our legacies are in the lives we change, the words we keep, the legends we create, and the people we create them with.' I wish to leave a legacy, Aeson. I wish to leave a mark that remains long after my body fades.”
― Ryan Cahill, The Ice

“Always remember, even in the shadow of what was lost, we can find light anew.”
― Ryan Cahill

“The power of words is in the choosing of them, my son. Not just in the choosing of which words to speak, but in choosing when not to speak at all. The man who speaks rarely but wisely is heeded for more often than the man who can't hold his tongue.”
― Ryan Cahill