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“Faithful people suffer and evil people prosper all the time [...]. Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment--eternal or otherwise--then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love. That is where so many people go wrong, even those who say they believe [...]. They obey because the think it will make their *lives* better, rather than *themselves*. And that is very much the wrong reason.”
― The Light of All That Falls
― The Light of All That Falls
“Some people charged toward the goal, running for all they had. Others stumbled. But it wasn't the speed that mattered. It was the direction they were going.”
― Rhythm of War
― Rhythm of War
“Because it is like… like listening to a piece of music and judging the composer by how skillfully the musician is playing it. The question that needs answering isn’t ever ‘who acts better.’ It is easy to seize upon the worst of groups—but every group is a collection of individuals, and every individual is flawed. Some are contrary, some are outright liars when they say that they believe in something. So every action has to be assessed against what someone claims they believe, not simply seen as a result of it.” He shrugged. “Does that make sense? You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.”
― The Light of All That Falls
― The Light of All That Falls
“I am entirely at your service, Sir Henry. And I feel sure you will have no reason to complain of my frankness.'
H.M. blinked. 'Uh-huh. I was afraid of that.
Son, frankness is a virtue only when you're talkin' about yourself, and then it's a nuisance.
Besides, it's an impossibility. There's only one kind of person who's ever really willing to tell the truth about himself, and that's the kind they certify and shove in the bug-house. And when a person says he intends to be frank about other people, all it means is that he's goin' to give 'em a kick in the eye...”
―
H.M. blinked. 'Uh-huh. I was afraid of that.
Son, frankness is a virtue only when you're talkin' about yourself, and then it's a nuisance.
Besides, it's an impossibility. There's only one kind of person who's ever really willing to tell the truth about himself, and that's the kind they certify and shove in the bug-house. And when a person says he intends to be frank about other people, all it means is that he's goin' to give 'em a kick in the eye...”
―
“This is what we are for, Alin,” the older guardsman said, turning to his companion. Adare had never heard anyone use Birch’s first name. She hadn’t even known it herself. “Our lives for hers. If she refuses this, there’s no saying what the zealots will do to her.”
“There’s no saying what the zealots will do if she agrees,” Birch pointed out. “We can’t save her if we’re dead.”
“That is a risk that the princess will have to assess for herself. Our duty is to serve.”
“I thought service meant fighting,” Birch protested, but the anger had gone out of him. Resignation thinned his voice.
“Sometimes, Alin,” Fulton replied, nodding. “And sometimes it means dying.”
― The Providence of Fire
“There’s no saying what the zealots will do if she agrees,” Birch pointed out. “We can’t save her if we’re dead.”
“That is a risk that the princess will have to assess for herself. Our duty is to serve.”
“I thought service meant fighting,” Birch protested, but the anger had gone out of him. Resignation thinned his voice.
“Sometimes, Alin,” Fulton replied, nodding. “And sometimes it means dying.”
― The Providence of Fire
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