“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I found joy in the things that made me happy.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Fear and anger always come hand in hand. Anger is my hiding place from fear, my shield and my sword against it.”
― Grave Peril
― Grave Peril
“Fear is bred from ignorance. So knowledge is a weapon against it, and reason is the tool of knowledge.”
― Grave Peril
― Grave Peril
“Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Even days that culminate in a grand battle against an insane ghost and a trip across the border between this world and the spirit realm usually start out pretty normally.”
― Grave Peril
― Grave Peril
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