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“But is there not a pleasure," said Candide, "in criticising everything, in pointing out faults where others see nothing but beauties?" "That is to say," replied Martin, "that there is some pleasure in having no pleasure.”
― Candide
― Candide
“Liars make the best promises.”
― Golden Son
― Golden Son
“Utterly bleak and black is not the sum of realism. All the other colors are real, too.”
― The Hallowed Hunt
― The Hallowed Hunt
“One learns better than to hand one’s choices to fear. With age, with every wound and scar, one learns.”
― Paladin of Souls
― Paladin of Souls
“Could he stop denying himself, and deny others instead? He tested the phrases on his tongue. No, you are wrong, all of you, Temple and Court and folk in the streets. You always were wrong. I am not…am not… what? And are these the only terms I can think in, these shouted nos? Ah, habit.”
― The Hallowed Hunt
― The Hallowed Hunt
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