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“It strikes me that religion—in its essence—seeks to take natural events and ascribe supernatural causes to them. I, however, seek to take supernatural events and find the natural meanings behind them. Perhaps that is the final dividing line between science and religion. Opposite sides of a card.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“My heart almost died within me; miserable longings strained its chords. How long were the September days! How silent, how lifeless!”
― Villette
― Villette
“If you once realize that to-morrow, if not to-day, you will die and nothing will be left of you, everything becomes insignificant!”
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“Yes, I could have traveled quickly. But all men have the same ultimate destination. Whether we find our end in a hallowed sepulcher or a pauper's ditch, all save the Heralds themselves must dine with the Nightwatcher. And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. Is it the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived. In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is not in the achievement, but in the method. The Monarch must understand this; he must not become so focused on what he wishes to accomplish that he diverts his gaze from the path he must take to arrive there.”
― The Way of Kings
― The Way of Kings
“Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.”
― An Ideal Husband
― An Ideal Husband
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