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“Fear is the death of reason...and reason the death of fear.”
― Empire of Silence
― Empire of Silence
“Happy endings are just stories that aren't finished yet.”
― The Devils
― The Devils
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain neutrality in a crisis.” “And if you had truly read Dante, Marlowe,” Kharn said, voice issuing once more from the drones around me. “You would know the deepest pit of hell is cold.”
― Howling Dark
― Howling Dark
“Pain teaches mercy,” I said. “You suffer so that you understand suffering, so that you do not inflict it without need. Pain makes us human, teaches us to be . . . human.”
― Disquiet Gods
― Disquiet Gods
“Our fear of pain is the foundation of all morality. It is that fear that shapes our world, orders civilization. We pass laws, build walls and fortresses, fight wars and forge empires all to minimize our people’s pain. That is why it is the lowest form of obedience, not because it is basest—as I once answered when asked by Tor Gibson—but because it is foundational. Our experiences of pain teach us the nature of suffering, and so we are moved to minimize that suffering in others. Pain grounds our reality, is the cornerstone of our interactions with the objective world.”
― Disquiet Gods
― Disquiet Gods
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