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At nearly 160 years old, Acaelus chose to strike an imposing figure with his prints—tall, solidly built, a shock of pure white hair that hinted at his advanced age. It was difficult to look into that face and see anything but the father ...more
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Christopher Ruocchio
“Deep truths there may be, but none is deeper than this: Those lost to us do not return, nor the years turn back. Rather it is that we carry a piece of those lost to us within ourselves, or on our backs. Thus ghosts are real, and we never escape them.”
Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

Christopher Ruocchio
“To love is in part the attempt to become a creature worthy of love.”
Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

Christopher Ruocchio
“But the ugliness of the world does not fade, and fear and grief are not made less by time. We are only made stronger. We can only float together on their tides, as otters do, hand in hand.”
Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

Christopher Ruocchio
“We are beasts of burden, Hadrian, we men. We struggle, and by that struggle are filled, and so define ourselves. That is the way.”
Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

Christopher Ruocchio
“True lessons require not only knowing, but that the student practices his knowledge again and again. Thus knowledge becomes us, and we become more than the animal and the machine. That is why the best teachers are students always, and the best students are never fully educated.”
Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark

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