I don’t desire glory. Glory brings fame, and fame brings jealousy, and jealousy brings danger.
I choose to be happy, and happiness is indeed a choice. Every day I can rise from my Reverie and gnash my teeth at what I do not have. Or I can smile contentedly in appreciation of what I do possess.
I am no longer amazed by how quickly a man will justify his change of heart when a spear is leveled his way.
How long lived our memory of you when you are gone? Because in the end, that is the only measure. In the end, when life’s last flickers fade, all that remains is memory. Richness, in the final measure...
For whatever we do in our lives, discipline and control over our own actions ultimately measure the level of our success.
Close no options, of course, Shakti instructed her. We can always return. We are on neither side, and on both, of course.
Was still working in the finance field for a high-tech company. The
Unawares.
To tell me how to behave. I do not want a god to guide my movements and actions—nay. Nor do I want a god’s rules to determine that which I know to be right or to outlaw that which I know to be wrong....
There can be no evil, nor any good, without intent.
The character of the person would outweigh the color of his skin and the reputation of his heritage.
Swirl
Strides.
Only with the honest knowledge that one day I will die can I ever truly begin to live.
One should also be learning why and when to use a sword. To grant the power of a weapon master to anyone at all,
O all the varied peoples of the world nothing is so out of reach, yet so deeply personal and controlling, as the concept of god.
Never be paralyzed by your fears of a future that no one can foretell, even if predictions lead you to the seemingly obvious, and often disparaging, conclusions. That
More than survive, my son, as I have survived. Live! Be true to the callings in your heart.
His words and ensuing actions—fleeing instead of fighting—had indeed put a bit of doubt in the kindly elf’s not-so-closed mind.
Here have been many times in my life when I have felt helpless. It is perhaps the most acute pain a person can know, founded in frustration and ventless rage.