Myridian

“It’s hard to explain the feeling of delight having climbed a mountain. It is more than victory or achievement, it goes beyond the ego and personal triumph. The real conquest lies in the sheer joy at having seen that view, one that few have witnessed; not because of pride or boastfulness but because, for a brief moment in time, you feel connected to the earth and ask that in it.”
― Levison Wood, Walking the Americas

“…it’s peace, not war, that makes wealth for a country. War just transfers possession of the residue from the weaker to the stronger. Worse, what is bought with blood is sold for coin, and then stolen back again.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion

“I'll be downstairs refreshing Twitter and reading Facebook posts about how global warming isn't real from people I shouldn't be friends with.”
― Kelly Link, The Book of Love

“He’d been swimming in miracle every day of his life, and hadn’t even known it.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion