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Empire unchecked might be inevitable, but Darj Tarats has within him a quiet, determined, and conniving optimism that unchecked is not the only option available, and has not been for some time.
“This misfortune you find is of your own manufacture.
Keep hold of what you have, it will harm no other,
for hatred comes home to the hand that chose it.”
― The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation
Keep hold of what you have, it will harm no other,
for hatred comes home to the hand that chose it.”
― The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation
“Serenity comes from the heart. Although the heart is often tormented by thoughts of insecurity, it knows that —through correct posture— it will be able to do its best.”
― The Way of the Bow
― The Way of the Bow
“Lesson taught by History: do not fight Russians in their own territory.”
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“if we attain our freedom by selling our souls, what’s the point? Freedom without conscience is pointless. It leads to nothing but cruelty and corruption.”
― Unfaithful Covenant
― Unfaithful Covenant
“Every second since then has been a struggle against my vices and against self-pity. I need to remain focused and calm, to do the work I chose to do with love, and never to cling to the present moment, because death is still very close, the abyss is there beside me, and I am walking along the edge.”
― The Way of the Bow
― The Way of the Bow
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