“I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“Your destiny is now your own to forge as best as you may.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“I love a question I can’t answer. It keeps things interesting, even after so many years.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“the enemy of our enemy is our ally,”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“One of the problems with being my age is you look at everyone who is younger as children, and when everyone else around you is younger, it means you live in a universe of children. So you tend to scold more than is proper.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“Immortality, power, dominance, all are illusions. Don’t you see? We are simply pawns in a game beyond our understanding.’ Pug”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“on that night you told me you were the author of my current existence.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“We’ll never again be the boys we once were, Tomas. But we’ve become so much more than we dreamed.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.’ Tomas”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“Debts of friendship are not debts.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“you are not like others. You are of neither the Lesser nor the Greater Path. You are a sorcerer, one who knows there are no paths, only magic. And magic may be limited only by the limits of one’s gifts.’ Tomas”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“He considered the importance of what he was to do, and calmed himself. He felt the dragon’s mood and acknowledged it. It was a willingness to accept whatever fate brought, but without a resignation to defeat. Death might come, but with it might also come victory.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“the most ancient lesson of the Tsurani: duty is the weight of all things, as heavy as a burden can become, while death is nothing, lighter than air.’ The”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“Then the universe rocks. The very fabric of reality is rent.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“here you’ve got to live, breathe, and eat trust, or you’re dead.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“We saw what we saw. Whether it was a place or a vision in our mind, it doesn’t matter. We must act upon what we experienced, so to that end, yes, it was real.’ ‘Now?”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“power is limited to the strength of will within the man who holds it. Falter in your resolve and you will fall. Remain steadfast and you shall prevail. Always remember that. ‘Come,”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“in kings people overlook and forgive behaviour they would not tolerate in others.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“Train those around you well, Pug. Make them powerful, but make them loving, generous men and women as well.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“The universe collapsed and came crashing down upon them. It”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“when you enter another’s reality, you observe her rules. Then”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“Still, few things of worth are ever simple. Or easy.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“I know, when we are young we cannot entertain the idea another's feelings can be as deep as our own. Our love is so much loftier, our pain so much more intense.”
― Raymond E. Feist, quote from A Darkness At Sethanon
“If there were no darkness, no Dark Heart, we—none of us—would exist. Try to see this when you walk in darkness. Try to forgive it, though you walk with light.”
― Michelle Sagara West, quote from Into the Dark Lands
“parasites make up the majority of species on Earth. According to one estimate, parasites may outnumber free-living species four to one. In other words, the study of life is, for the most part, parasitology. The book in your”
― Carl Zimmer, quote from Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
“For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities.”
― Derrick Jensen, quote from The Culture of Make Believe
“No child can avoid emotional pain while growing up, and likewise emotional toxicity seems to be a normal by-product of organizational life—people are fired, unfair policies come from headquarters, frustrated employees turn in anger on others. The causes are legion: abusive bosses or unpleasant coworkers, frustrating procedures, chaotic change. Reactions range from anguish and rage, to lost confidence or hopelessness. Perhaps luckily, we do not have to depend only on the boss. Colleagues, a work team, friends at work, and even the organization itself can create the sense of having a secure base. Everyone in a given workplace contributes to the emotional stew, the sum total of the moods that emerge as they interact through the workday. No matter what our designated role may be, how we do our work, interact, and make each other feel adds to the overall emotional tone. Whether it’s a supervisor or fellow worker who we can turn to when upset, their mere existence has a tonic benefit. For many working people, coworkers become something like a “family,” a group in which members feel a strong emotional attachment for one another. This makes them especially loyal to each other as a team. The stronger the emotional bonds among workers, the more motivated, productive, and satisfied with their work they are. Our sense of engagement and satisfaction at work results in large part from the hundreds and hundreds of daily interactions we have while there, whether with a supervisor, colleagues, or customers. The accumulation and frequency of positive versus negative moments largely determines our satisfaction and ability to perform; small exchanges—a compliment on work well done, a word of support after a setback—add up to how we feel on the job.28”
― Daniel Goleman, quote from Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
“He was half a politician, and like most of his kind he was an insecure man.”
― Ross Macdonald, quote from The Chill
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