Brandon Bell

“So men always would be, ape and angel mixed, their animal nature chafing at the restraints of civilization even as they reached for Heaven or for Hell.”
― Tad Williams, Stone of Farewell

“The passing seasons are but ripples ever repeated in the long long stream. Yet beneath the Sun all things must wear to an end at last.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it.” “Are you saying we should just give up?” Tanis asked, irritably tossing the bark away. “I’m saying we should remove the carrot and walk forward with our eyes open,”
― Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight

“Because a new season has passed, or because a recognition has been given, still it is not changing a person very much on the inside.”
― Tad Williams, To Green Angel Tower