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“Violence harms the one who does it as much as the one who receives it. You could cut down a tree with an axe. The axe does violence to the tree, and escapes unharmed. Is that how you see it? Wood is soft compared to steel, but the sharp steel is dulled as it chops, and the sap of the tree will rust and pit it. The mighty axe does violence to the helpless tree, and is harmed by it. So it is with men, though the harm is in the spirit.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“Always plan for the worst, child, that way all your surprises are pleasant ones.”
― The Dragon Reborn
― The Dragon Reborn
“It was easier to be brave when someone needed your protection.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“As I was sitting in my chair,
I knew the bottom wasn't there,
Nor legs nor back, but I just sat,
Ignoring little things like that.”
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I knew the bottom wasn't there,
Nor legs nor back, but I just sat,
Ignoring little things like that.”
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“Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.”
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Balaji’s 2025 Year in Books
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