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Freedom was complicated; it was obvious that a lot of people mis-managed it.
Obviously, despite factual findings and technological advances, willful ignorance seems destined to survive, thrive and ruin necessary human maturity, evolution and growth…sigh.
“Great danger is always associated with great power. The difference between the great and the mediocre is that the great are willing to take the risk.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“They were monsters!" Rin shrieked. "They were not human!"
"Have you ever considered" he said slowly "that that was exactly what they thought of us?”
― The Poppy War
"Have you ever considered" he said slowly "that that was exactly what they thought of us?”
― The Poppy War
“Your gold buys my service, pleasure of seeing Spartans in battle. It is a rare gift and worth more than mere coins. After all, most men see it only once and never again.”
― The Falcon of Sparta
― The Falcon of Sparta
“I traded freedom for power, and I could use that power to keep the people I cared about safe. To wish for both freedom and power would be selfish; there was a reason everything came with a cost.”
― The Defiant Heir
― The Defiant Heir
“I tried to imagine green grass growing over the smoking mounds of ash, and flowers blooming all through the valley, coming out in a blaze as bright as balefire. It seemed impossible, now, but life was inexorable. It would always triumph over death in the end.”
― The Unbound Empire
― The Unbound Empire
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