MsC Sam

“Speak Only Truth. Live With Honor. Fight For Justice. Or another way to put it would be: Truth In All. Honor Above All. Justice For All. The three stars of the crest stand for each. Truth. Honor. Justice. Those words kept peace in Aldor for centuries.”
― Michael Wisehart, The Tunnels Beneath

“We have always listened to the Wazeri,” Narendi said, almost defensively. “Knowing our letters doesn’t help us put food on our tables. It has never helped us put shelter over our heads. It is also very difficult to teach without proper materials. We have barely enough parchment to instruct the new Wazeri, let alone all Imbatoo.” “I hadn’t considered that,” Breen said. “Even still, if the Wazeri have been keeping the truth about magic hidden from you, then what other things have they kept hidden? Recording history as they want you to see it.”
― Michael Wisehart, The Four-Part Key

“So, how do we get people to want the Tower?” Valtor didn’t give Rowen time to answer. “We use their weaknesses.” “Their weaknesses? Like greed and fear?” Valtor grinned. “Harness those two and you will have them eating out of your hands. True power isn’t gold. It’s control. That is why of the two, fear is the more productive. Don’t get me wrong, greed can be quite valuable in its own way. The promise of something for nothing is always alluring, but I find it’s not the motivator that fear can be.”
― Michael Wisehart, The Four-Part Key

“It’s amazing how quickly people can turn on you. One minute, they’re waving at the patroller as they walk down the street, and the next, they’re out for blood, like a pack of hungry wolves closing in on a wounded sheep. The arrival of the other two patrollers sent people scurrying.”
― Michael Wisehart, Rockslide