I have rare moments of competence.
Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear.
“Fear and pain can only touch you if you let them.”
“Embrace the pain, Sharum.”
“To shift a few grains of sand is no more a sign of great strength than to see the sun a sign of great sight. There is no glory in dominating the weak.”
“Cant trust no one else to do what you wont do for yourself.”
“Why are you doing this? Amanvah whispered, her accent thick like her mothers, but every word clear. My mother would not be so kind to one who tried to poison her.Nor would mine, but we are not our ...”
“All men are brothers in the night.”
“Laziness and cowardice are the reasons why so great a portion of mankind, after nature has long since discharged them from external direction (naturaliter maiorennes), nevertheless remains under li...”
“If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.”
“Kevyn, I'm promoting you from Tech Sergeant to Munitions Commander. I want you to take responsibility for all Company weapons.Munitions Commander? Why me?I don't know. Call it "suspicion of extreme...”
“Time defines sacred events.”
“May you find the possibilities in every moment.”
“Many of the most deeply spiritual moments of my life haven't happened just in my mind or in my soul. They happened while holding my son in the middle of the night, or watching the water break along...”