“It will,” Wit said, “but then it will get better. Then it will get worse again. Then better. This is life, and I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a very different thing to say. That is truth. I promise you, Kaladin: You will be warm again.”
― Rhythm of War
― Rhythm of War
“The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it?
It's the next one. Always the next step, Dalinar.”
― Oathbringer
It's the next one. Always the next step, Dalinar.”
― Oathbringer
“I set before myself as a boy, and have done my humble part toward building up the great science of paleontology. I shall perish, but my fossils will last as long as the museums that have secured them. My own body will crumble to dust, my soul return to the God who gave it, but the works of His hands, those animals of other days, will give joy and pleasure to generations yet unborn.”
― The Life of a Fossil Hunter: A Retelling of Life Spent Searching for Lifeforms of the Past
― The Life of a Fossil Hunter: A Retelling of Life Spent Searching for Lifeforms of the Past
“For the first time in his life he felt the slow, terrible beat and swell of the ages and saw his life as a dim and glimmering spark in an edifice which, if clearly seen, might make all men mad.”
― 'Salem's Lot
― 'Salem's Lot
“This is your chance to speak,' he said to Vecchiaz. 'Use it well.'
'What are your terms?' Vecchiaz asked.
'There are none.'
Another pause, a confused one this time. 'I don't understand.'
'I spoke clearly,' said Mortarion. 'I will repeat myself. There are no terms.'
'But we wish to surrender.'
'You can't.'
'But we no longer wish to fight you.'
'That was never your choice. I came to destroy you. What you do in response to that is up to you. It is no concern of mine.”
― Mortarion: The Pale King
'What are your terms?' Vecchiaz asked.
'There are none.'
Another pause, a confused one this time. 'I don't understand.'
'I spoke clearly,' said Mortarion. 'I will repeat myself. There are no terms.'
'But we wish to surrender.'
'You can't.'
'But we no longer wish to fight you.'
'That was never your choice. I came to destroy you. What you do in response to that is up to you. It is no concern of mine.”
― Mortarion: The Pale King
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