Yea, and if some god shall wreck me in the wine-dark deep, even so I will endure…For already have I suffered full much, and much have I toiled in perils of waves and war. Let this be added to the tale of those. —Homer
“We’ve done it,” he said”
― Shadows Upon Time
― Shadows Upon Time
“Power is no freedom—unless the man who exercises that power is a monster”
― Shadows Upon Time
― Shadows Upon Time
“Beauty cannot stay”
― Shadows Upon Time
― Shadows Upon Time
“Lorian did not answer. He knew Daud well enough—knew men like him—to know the best course of action was to hold his silence. They hated silence. In silence, they had to hear their own thoughts, and that was torment enough.”
― The Dregs of Empire
― The Dregs of Empire
“The days without difficulty are the days you do not improve. The days you do not improve are the days the men behind you close the distance. It’s then you give your enemies hope. Hope that, when they meet you in battle, they have done enough to finish you.”
― The Rage of Dragons
― The Rage of Dragons
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