abdul.

“Why not? How has her infamous, unceasing sorrow for the plight of mortals done them any good, any at all, Hurlochel? It’s easy to weep when staying far away, doing nothing. When you take credit for every survivor out there – those whose own spirits fought the battle, whose own spirits refused to yield to Hood’s embrace.”
― Steven Erikson, The Bonehunters

“What see you in the horizon's bruised smear
That cannot be blotted out
By your raised hand?”
― Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates

“The dead are ever refashioned, for they have no defence against those who would use or abuse them – who they were, what their deeds meant.”
― Steven Erikson, The Bonehunters

“We go to partake of death. And it is in these moments, before the blades are unsheated, before blood wets the ground and screams fill the air, that the futility descends upon us all. Without our armor, we would all weep.”
― Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates