John Marco > Quotes

“Destiny is for the weak; strong men build their own lives.”
― John Marco, The Saints of the Sword

“If he couldn't be alone, then he couldn't think of anyone he'd rather have irritating him.”
― John Marco, The Saints of the Sword

“But hear me well, Gilwyn—killing is an easy thing. Living is much more difficult.”
― John Marco, The Eyes of God

“What is a man who refuses to take sides?” Vanlandinghale looked bored. “Is this a riddle?” “A coward,” said Lorn.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“But that’s an insult,” Gilwyn protested. “Words, Gilwyn,” replied Minikin. “That is all they are. Cruel names are meaningless. That is why we accept the slurs others pin on us, to remind ourselves that we are far more than just someone’s misguided opinion.”
― John Marco, The Eyes of God

“A man should have something to believe in,”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“followed orders because that’s what I thought a good soldier was supposed to do. But I was wrong. A good man doesn’t kill innocents, no matter who gives the order.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“Perhaps that was simply the way of things, he mused. Perhaps the history of the world was the story of the strong slaughtering the weak,”
― John Marco, The Eyes of God

“No man is poor who has family.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“You will be more than a man, Thorin Glass. Together, we will be like a god.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“Why did the world have to fall into chaos, he wondered? Why did the old order change? “Because men are ambitious,” he told himself. He chuckled darkly. “Women, too.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“The future is always in question. We have the power to change it.”
― John Marco, The Eyes of God

“I followed orders because that’s what I thought a good soldier was supposed to do. But I was wrong. A good man doesn’t kill innocents, no matter who gives the order.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“This is not a time for apathy, my friend. This is a time for men—real men—to stand up and defend themselves.”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“I followed”
― John Marco, The Devil's Armor

“We are all beautiful in the eyes of God.”
― John Marco, The Eyes of God