“But history is so often molded from tainted clay by those who remain.”
― Iron Gold
― Iron Gold
“Do not let fear touch you. Fear is the torrent. The raging river. To fight it is to break and drown. But to stand astride it is to see it, feel it, and use its course for your own whims.”
― Iron Gold
― Iron Gold
“And now that her dream has spread, he wonders if she would recognize it. And he wonders too if he were to die today, would he recognize the echo of his own life? What sort of man would his son become in this world he has made? He thinks of his son’s face and how soon he will become a man. And he thinks of his Golden wife. How she stood on the landing pad, looking up at him, wondering if he’d ever return home again. More than anything, he wants this to end.”
― Iron Gold
― Iron Gold
“If you are wise and lucky and live long as me, you will learn this pain is just a drop in the sea.”
― Iron Gold
― Iron Gold
“You’re my friend,” he says, voice heavy with emotion. “You will always be my friend. I won’t put a dagger in your back. But I will stand up to you. I will do what is right.”
― Iron Gold
― Iron Gold
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