Jenny

“Corvyn was weak, but he wasn’t evil, though I wondered if weakness wasn’t just as dangerous. The weak allowed evil to flourish.”
― Amy Harmon, The Bird and the Sword

“He said, wryly, “Are you going to tell me it’s not my fault?” I shook my head. “No. I’ve learned over the years that people think they want absolution. But that’s not what they really need to hear.” “What do most people need to hear?” For some reason, I had to speak past a lump in my throat. “They need to hear, ‘Even if it is your fault, I will love you anyway.’ ”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“I studied the differences between my side of the table and his. The halves seemed equal, if opposite. But on his half loomed Authority. On my side cowered Fear. I considered just getting up and walking around the table to his side. Balance restored. Of course that was too easy. There is always some rule preventing these simple solutions. Thus, Authority.”
― Raymond St. Elmo, As I Was on My Way to Strawberry Fair