“When listening for danger, one must never mistake silence for safety.”
― The Blacktongue Thief
― The Blacktongue Thief
“Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
“I started to make noises from low in my belly, noises that were not words, and would not fit in words. Noises like birthing, but when something good leaves the world. How was he gone?”
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“Battles are won months before they are fought.”
― Morning Star
― Morning Star
“I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.”
― A Wizard of Earthsea
― A Wizard of Earthsea
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