Ailith Twinning

“There is heroism to be found in great battles, it is true; warriors with stable knees who fight and know that they will die for an idea or for the safety of loved ones back home. But there are also people who spend their entire adulthood at a soulless job they despise to make sure their children have something to eat that night so that one day those kids may lead better, more fulfilling lives than their parents. The warrior and the worker both make sacrifices. Who, then, is more heroic? Can any of us judge? I don't think I'm qualified. I'll let history decide. But I do not think we should leave it all up to warriors and rulers to speak to the future.”
― Kevin Hearne, A Plague of Giants

“Every hour wounds. The last one kills.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

“War always takes your life, sometimes not all at once.”
― Kevin Hearne, A Plague of Giants