Derek LaPlaca
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“The heart of wisdom is tolerance.”
― Memories of Ice
― Memories of Ice
“Wise words are like arrows flung at your forehead. What do you do? Why, you duck of course.”
― House of Chains
― House of Chains
“Children are dying."
Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.”
― Deadhouse Gates
Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.”
― Deadhouse Gates
“The lesson of history is that no one learns.”
― Deadhouse Gates
― Deadhouse Gates
“Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context.”
― Midnight Tides
― Midnight Tides
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