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Willow, if the gods thought half as much of you as you think of yourself, you'd be king of the world. (Glen Cook)
I said, "I am a soldier, grown old and tired and confused. I have been fighting since before you were born. And I have yet to see anything gained.”. View quote
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I could not get my feelings straight. I did not believe in evil as an active force, only as a matter of viewpoint, yet I had seen enough to make me question my philosophy. If the Lady were not evil incarnate, then she was as close as made no difference. View quote
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That was not an exaggeration, that was an outright fabrication. View quote
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Public works which did not serve the rich and powerful had a way of dying of neglect. View quote
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Raven muttered, "You don't have to be brilliant to be a god.”. View quote
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I am not religious. I cannot conceive of gods who would give a damn about humanity's frothy carryings-on. I mean, logically, beings of that order just wouldn't. But maybe there is a force for greater good, created by our unconscious minds conjoined, that becomes an independent power greater than the sum of its parts. Maybe, being a mindthing, it is not time-bound. Maybe it can see everywhere and everywhen and move pawns so that what seems to be today's victory becomes the cornerstone of tomorrow's defeat. Maybe weariness did things to my mind. View quote
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You can blame a wizard for anything and people will believe you. View quote
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Baladitya understands that in addition to being foreign territory the past is, as history, a hall of mirrors that reflect the needs of souls observing from the present. Absolute fact serves the hungers of only a few disconnected people. Symbol and faith serve the rest. View quote
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I won't bore you with their dogma. It's repulsive and I'm not sure it was related to me truthfully. View quote
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I guess you don't need to agree on everything to be lovers. (Glen Cook)
One's own yesterday is a ghost that will not be laid. Death is the only exorcism. View quote
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"They worship the goddess, Mistress. They think. But their heresies are revolting. They are worse than disbelief.” Why was he incensed? A prolonged exchange failed to illuminate me. No godless person can comprehend those minute distinctions in doctrine that provide true believers excuse for mayhem. It is hard enough to accept the fact that they really believe the nonsense of their faiths. I always wonder if they are pulling my leg with a straight face. View quote
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You try your damnedest, but something always goes wrong. That's life. If you're smart, you plan for it. View quote
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You can't get out of getting old. You can't get out of having a relationship change. View quote
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I tend toward the cynical view where religion is concerned. View quote
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Shed swallowed. "That isn't a plan that does much for my nerves.” "Your nerves aren't my problem, Shed. They're yours. You lost them. Only you can find them again.”. View quote
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He had leaped into the embrace of self-delusion. There was a lot of that going around. View quote
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No world lacks its villains so self-confident that they don't believe they can get the best end of a bargain with the darkness. View quote
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There are several huge monasteries-of which Khang Phi is the greatest-dedicated to the preservation of knowledge. The monks do not sort it into good and evil knowledge, nor do they make moral judgments. They take the position that no knowledge is evil until someone chooses to do evil with it. View quote
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I began to back away. This is how I handle my women. Duck for cover when they get distressed. (Glen Cook)
An adventure is somebody else slogging through the mud and snow while suffering from trench foot, ringworm, dysentery and starvation, being chased by people with their hearts set on murder or more. I have been there. I have done that, playing both parts. I do not recommend it. Be content with a nice farm or shop. Make lots of babies and bring them up to be good people. View quote
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I picked up my five cards from the next deal. "This ain't a hand, it's a foot.”. View quote
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But how do you get rid of a god? Is there any religion where they teach you that? How to get your god off your back if he gets too damned obnoxious? No. All you ever get is advice on how to bribe them to leave you alone for a few minutes. View quote
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Asking a storyteller not to embellish is like asking a fish to give up water. View quote
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