“No tyrant could thrive where every subject said no. The tyrant thrives when the first fucking fool salutes.”
― Toll the Hounds
― Toll the Hounds
“History meant nothing, because the only continuity was human stupidity.”
― Toll the Hounds
― Toll the Hounds
“When I began this journey, I was young. I believed in one thing. I believed in glory. I know now, 'Siballe, that glory is nothing. Nothing. This is what I now understand.'
'What else do you now understand, Karsa Orlong?'
'Not much. Just one other thing. The same cannot be said for mercy.”
― House of Chains
'What else do you now understand, Karsa Orlong?'
'Not much. Just one other thing. The same cannot be said for mercy.”
― House of Chains
“Fighting isn’t about knowing how. It’s about deciding to.”
― Seveneves
― Seveneves
“-How long do you want these messages to remain secret?[...]
+I want them to remain secret for as long as men are capable of evil.”
― Cryptonomicon
+I want them to remain secret for as long as men are capable of evil.”
― Cryptonomicon
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