“I would die for my country. But I’d rather kill for it. Ready your troops. We march!”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“I’ve met dozens of officers who think their immaculate mustache can move the world.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“And there, among the ruined splendor of Skyline Palace, Adamat saw a god weep for the hero of Adro.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“Not knowing one’s weaknesses gets people killed.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“After the adrenaline had worn off and medals had been awarded and the glory meted out, only the suffering remained after a battle.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“There are always two sides to everything he says and does, just as there are two sides to Brude himself.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“the ceiling was a mural showing some ancient hero making a deal with a two-faced celestial being.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“Always ask why. It’s not enough to know the what of something.”
― Brian McClellan, quote from The Autumn Republic
“But don't look over your shoulder, and don't dwell on what we can't change. Keep your eye on the horizon and focus on what we need to do now. Upwards and onwards. Alway.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Born of Defiance
“Americans are a confused people because they can't admit this contradiction. They believe in a universe of divine justice where the human race is guilty of sin, but they also believe in a secular justice where human beings are presumed innocent.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, quote from The Sympathizer
“Oh no." Lorelai pulled her hand from Kol's, her skin prickling with heat from absolute humiliation. Maybe if she prayed hard enough, the forest floor would open up and swallow her. If there was any justice in the world, it would swallow Leo too.”
― C.J. Redwine, quote from The Shadow Queen
“Perhaps he can avoid being stretched by falling in a horizontal position, legs and head at the same altitude. Yet when the giant tries it, he finds a new discomfort; the stretching sensation is replaced by an equal feeling of compression. He feels as if his head is being pressed toward his feet. To understand why this is so, let’s temporarily imagine that the Earth is flat. Here is what it would look like. The vertical lines, together with the arrows, indicate the direction of the gravitational force—not surprisingly, straight down. But more than that, the strength of the gravitational pull is entirely uniform. The 2,000-Mile Man would have no trouble in this environment, whether he fell vertically or horizontally—not until he hit the ground anyway. But the Earth is not flat. Both the strength and the direction of gravity vary. Instead of pulling in a single direction, gravity pulls directly toward the center of the planet, like this: This creates a new problem for the giant if he falls horizontally. The force on his head and feet will not be the same because gravity, as it pulls toward the center of the Earth, will push his head toward his feet, leading to the strange sensation of being compressed. Let’s return”
― Leonard Susskind, quote from The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.”
― J.M. Barrie, quote from Peter Pan (Illustrated with Interactive Elements)
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