“Sad is like a big ocean, and you can’t breathe deep down. You can float on it, you can swim a little, but be careful. Grief is drowning. Grief is deep water.”
― Howling Dark
― Howling Dark
“You cannot lead as a tyrant. The people under you will not let you. To lead is a kind of service, a duty you owe to those who follow.”
― Demon in White
― Demon in White
“Knowledge is the mother of fools,” he said. “Remember, the greatest part of wisdom is in recognizing your own ignorance.”
― Empire of Silence
― Empire of Silence
“We are beasts of burden, Hadrian, we men. We struggle, and by that struggle are filled, and so define ourselves. That is the way.”
― Howling Dark
― Howling Dark
“The greater part of wisdom is in silence.”
― Demon in White
― Demon in White
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