“Why is it, my shadow-striding friend, that we don't fear dreams? We lose consciousness, lose control, things happen with no apparent logic and abiding by no apparent rules.... We don't fear dreams, but we do fear madness, and death terrifies us.”
― Shadow's Edge
― Shadow's Edge
“Life is empty. Life is worthless. When we take a life, we aren't taking anything of value.- Durzo Blint”
― The Way of Shadows
― The Way of Shadows
“Do you know what punishments I've endured for my crimes, my sins? None. I am proof of the absurdity of men's most treasured abstractions. A just universe wouldn't tolerate my existence.”
― The Way of Shadows
― The Way of Shadows
“You damn fool. You realize, even if all your assumptions are correct-even then, you still have to steal the world's most coveted sword from the world's safest place then be pursued by the ultimate hunter until you reach the heart of an enemy country in the middle of a war in which any side will happily kill you as a traitor, a spy, a wytch, or all three?"
"I thought you'd like it.”
― Beyond the Shadows
"I thought you'd like it.”
― Beyond the Shadows
“Why did women always believe that talking about a problem would fix it? Some issues were corpses. Hot air made them fester and rot and spread their disease to everything else. Better to bury it and move on.”
― Shadow's Edge
― Shadow's Edge
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