“To be ignorant and to be deceived are two different things. To be ignorant is to be a slave of the world. To be deceived is to be the slave of another man. The question will always be: Why, when all men are ignorant, and therefore already slaves, does this latter slavery sting us so?”
― The Darkness That Comes Before
― The Darkness That Comes Before
“Answers are like opium: the more you imbibe, the more you need. Which is why the sober man finds solace in mystery.”
― The Darkness That Comes Before
― The Darkness That Comes Before
“The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.”
― The Heroes
― The Heroes
“Words are like coin—it pays to hoard."
"Until you die on a bed of gold," Paran said.”
― Gardens of the Moon
"Until you die on a bed of gold," Paran said.”
― Gardens of the Moon
“History. Language. Passion. Custom. All these things determine what men say, think, and do. These are the hidden puppet-strings from which all men hang.”
― The Darkness That Comes Before
― The Darkness That Comes Before
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