R. Scott Bakker Quote
What comes before determines what comes after, Kellhus continued. For the Dûnyain, there’s no higher principle. And just what comes before? Cnaiür asked, trying to force a sneer. For Men? History. Language. Passion. Custom. All these things determine what men say, think, and do. These are the hidden puppet-strings from which all men hang. Shallow breath. A face freighted by unwanted insights. And when the strings are seen . . . They may be seized. In
R. Scott Bakker
What comes before determines what comes after, Kellhus continued. For the Dûnyain, there’s no higher principle. And just what comes before? Cnaiür asked, trying to force a sneer. For Men? History. Language. Passion. Custom. All these things determine what men say, think, and do. These are the hidden puppet-strings from which all men hang. Shallow breath. A face freighted by unwanted insights. And when the strings are seen . . . They may be seized. In
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