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“This world chews us up and spits us out. It doesn’t care if we live or die. It doesn’t care who we love or who we hate. It is filled with misery, death, and loss. It cares little for us. But that is precisely why we must care with all our hearts, fight for the ones we love, and stand for what we believe in. Because in a world where nothing matters, what matters to us means everything. If we forget about the ones we love, everything loses meaning.”
― Of War and Ruin
― Of War and Ruin
“You were capable of imagining a different future. And maybe it won’t be realized today, maybe not in our lifetime. Maybe it will take generations. We’re all part of a continuum. Does that make it pointless?”
― Sunrise on the Reaping
― Sunrise on the Reaping
“You learn over time that the world isn’t broken. It’s just… got more pieces to it than you thought. They all fit together, just maybe not the way you pictured when you were young.”
― The Sword of Kaigen
― The Sword of Kaigen
“We are born, we live, and we die. Those three things cannot be changed. The only thing within our control is what we choose to do with the short time we have – the things we fight for, the people we love, the things we hold dear.”
― Of Darkness and Light
― Of Darkness and Light
“No matter how far apart we wander,
No matter where we lay down to rest,
May we find our way back together,
May we find a new way home.”
― Under Fortunate Stars
No matter where we lay down to rest,
May we find our way back together,
May we find a new way home.”
― Under Fortunate Stars
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