“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
“All of this caused Kiyoaki constant pain. In comparison with Satoko’s public humiliation, however, he did not even have a slighting remark to contend with. And however acute his private agony, it was, after all, the torment of a coward.”
― Yukio Mishima, quote from Spring Snow
“A southwest blow on ye and blister you all o'er!'
'The red plague rid you!'
'Toads, beetles, bats, light on you!'
'As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed with raven's feather from unwholesome fen drop on you.'
'Strange stuff'
'Thou jesting monkey thou'
'Apes with foreheads villainous low'
'Pied ninny'
'Blind mole...'
-The Caliban Curses”
― Gary D. Schmidt, quote from The Wednesday Wars
“Anne Frank wrote, ‘How true Daddy’s words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
― James Patterson, quote from Confessions of a Murder Suspect
“Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?”
― Brené Brown, quote from The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, of even the birds of Bear River. My refuge exists in my capacity to love. If I can learn to love death then I can begin to find refuge in change.”
― Terry Tempest Williams, quote from Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
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