Lucas Bale > Quotes

“Wars are all fought by men who either believe they are right or who have no other choice. How they fight defines who they are when the blood stops flowing.”
― Lucas Bale, The Heretic

“How can I trust you now?’ ‘Only you can answer that question. What does your heart tell you?”
― Lucas Bale, Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two

“When the fire comes, it doesn’t ask who knew and who didn’t. It burns everything.”
― Lucas Bale, Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two

“Fear is a tool to be used surgically and with care, but without compassion.”
― Lucas Bale, Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two

“Whatever faith men had, whether it was in money or freedom, it was always wed to violence.”
― Lucas Bale, Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two

“And whilst Shepherd sometimes saw the truth in the preachers’ words about freedom and hope, he also knew that violence and faith were intertwined, as he’d been taught. He carried a pistol and had taken the lives of men with it, but each time he handled it, he felt a small part of him inside grow darker. Whatever faith men had, whether it was in money or freedom, it was always wed to violence.”
― Lucas Bale, The Heretic

“Freedom isn’t about choice—it’s about not finding yourself in Kolyma cracking a hammer against a wall all day and night. It’s about breathing air, not blood. Freedom is about picking your fights and living long enough to learn there’s no such thing.”
― Lucas Bale, The Heretic

“As with any system of government, tiny cracks existed within which the clever and the agile could manoeuvre.”
― Lucas Bale, Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two

“Death cleanses all sins and grants us a new beginning,”
― Lucas Bale, Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two