11 quotes found
“I do respect clever.”
“Stories shape the world.”
“Animal rage is scary, but not as scary as control.”
“War is more than battles, and battles are more than violence.”
“To weaken the body, remove blood. To weaken the character, remove struggle.”
“The universe holds a destiny in store for people who will not build their own, but they seldom like it.”
“If you would see a man's heart, knock him down. Then observe how he rises. If you would see his soul, do it a thousand times more.”
“There is wisdom out there that cant be relayed in musings or sage advice. Like the complexity of life itself, it simply wont condense. It can only be shown in its entirety. It takes a story.”
“The weight of history swings on choices. To understand why people make the choices they do is to understand the whole of history and most of the future.”
“There is an undercurrent of savagery in the human psyche. Anyone who forgets this and doesnt guard against it, risks being swept away by it.”
“There is wisdom out there that can’t be relayed in musings or sage advice. Like the complexity of life itself, it simply won’t condense. It can only be shown in its entirety. It takes a story.”