

“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable - but that's not faith. Nor is believing in something that gives you no pause for doubt, no reason or desire to question. Faith is something more than that. By definition, it cannot have proof as its foundation.”
― The Shadow Of What Was Lost
― The Shadow Of What Was Lost

“We each have our temptations, Tal’kamar. We each have our own battles that must be fought.” He paused. “But you must fight them, my friend. You cannot hide from them. Otherwise you will never be more than you are.”
― The Shadow of What Was Lost
― The Shadow of What Was Lost

“DESTRUCTION: Our sister [Death] defines life, just as Despair defines hope, or Desire defines hatred, or as Destiny defines freedom.
MORPHEUS: And what do I define, by this theory of yours.
DESTRUCTION: Reality, perhaps.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives
MORPHEUS: And what do I define, by this theory of yours.
DESTRUCTION: Reality, perhaps.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives

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