Zachary Hickman

“I’m afraid that once you have all the answers, your life closes in on you like a trap, with the clank of keys in a prison cell. Wouldn’t it be better to leave empty lots around you, into which you can escape?”
― Patrick Modiano, Invisible Ink

“One should be labelled as a villain in society’s eyes in order to commit kind deeds untrammelled. The society never associates freedom with kindness, for sometimes the free spirits allow themselves to defy common rules, and the society deems it as villainy. If I am called a villain for the said reason, I shall bear that label with pride, for it proves I am a free man.”
― Tamuna Tsertsvadze, Galaxy Pirates

“You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

“That is the voice of a place like this, where dead voices echo. They attract men and women of all kinds. But only certain gods visit here…”
― Eric Nierstedt, SHADOW PANTHEON: (PANTHEON SAGA BOOK 2)