“As a soldier, I would hang him. As a politician, knowing him my enemy, I need him near me.”
― Alaric Longward, quote from The Winter Sword
“For a young lord to become the leader of such a nation as this one, he has to become its oldest Lord.”
― Alaric Longward, quote from The Winter Sword
“Children care nothing for the glory of centuries past when they laugh and run free over the hills.”
― Alaric Longward, quote from The Winter Sword
“And I had a makings of a plan. It had no form nor details, and it would be, when finished, a perilous, hopeless plan, for it depended on a woman.”
― Alaric Longward, quote from The Winter Sword
“gods and luck are fickle friends at best.”
― Alaric Longward, quote from The Winter Sword
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“You’ve got forever, but that’s no time at all. You’ve got forever; and somehow you can’t do much with it. You’ve got forever; and it’s a mile wide and an inch deep and full of alligators.”
― Jim Thompson, quote from The Killer Inside Me
“Our thinking creates a pathway to success or failure. By disclaiming responsibility for our present, we crush the prospect of an incredible future that might have been ours.”
― Andy Andrews, quote from The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
“The very first noble truth of the Buddha points out that suffering is inevitable for human beings as long as we believe that things last—that they don’t disintegrate, that they can be counted on to satisfy our hunger for security.”
― Pema Chödrön, quote from When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
“Being user friendly doesn't mean you're going to be loved.”
― Laura Wiess, quote from Leftovers
“Love- however doomed, had the capacity to attach bouys to the soul.”
― Ariana Franklin, quote from Mistress of the Art of Death
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