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“Qui n’avance pas, recule.” A French proverb, one of Connor’s favorites. Who does not move forward, recedes. The proverb meant that life offers us the choice to evolve and accept the changes that inevitably come. Resist those changes, and we devolve into something less—a mere shadow of our true potential.”
― The Passing Storm
― The Passing Storm
“So do not be afraid,” he says soothingly. “That priest is a nasty old bastard, to be sure. But as my apprentice, you have nothing to fear from him. And if there’s any justice in the world, this plague will make pig food of him by spring.”
― Eleanore of Avignon
― Eleanore of Avignon
“Civil debate is a healthy and democratic process. If one cannot make one's point without yelling, name-calling, or insulting others, one should develop a stronger argument before speaking further.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“...everyone has history. Just because we're not always happy with what's true doesn't mean we shouldn't know it. It's how we learn. It's how we do better in the future." - The Book of Lost Friends”
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“I see Death now as Baldoin, a wild and untamable thing, not a specter to be feared, not a mysterious enemy, but a piece of nature older than stones. Death was never the foe.
Fear is the foe. Hatred is the foe. Ignorance is the foe.”
― Eleanore of Avignon
Fear is the foe. Hatred is the foe. Ignorance is the foe.”
― Eleanore of Avignon
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