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21 " The Emperor loves no one man, thought Guilliman. He cannot afford affection – that is the honest practical for the impossible task that faces the Master of Mankind. He did not love His sons, He does not love men, but He does love mankind. I find it hard to forgive Him. Did His solution have to be built on lies? Lies upon lies? "
― Guy Haley , Dark Imperium (Dark Imperium #1)
22 " The world ends incrementally said Yuri (...) what is normal for us grows but slightly worse in our lifetime and that slight worsening is normal for the next generation who know nothing else. By little steps, we walk the long road to Armageddon "
― Guy Haley , Crash
23 " It is better to be strong, to face your failures and overcome them, to rise to the challenge that disgrace presents us, and prove ourselves better. "
― Guy Haley , The Beheading (The Beast Arises #12)
24 " Mom said they were afraid of what I knew and they didn’t. They had to slap me down to make themselves feel better, that they were stronger in their ignorance. I "
― Guy Haley , The Emperor's Railroad (Dreaming Cities, #1)
25 " Up there, wherever he is, I'll bet Horus has not aged a day. Such insects we must seem to him, our lives as fleeting as summer days. It can'be healthy. Men were not meant to last forever - not even men like him. ...This is what occurs when the mighty are immortal, Spall. Inevitable, I suppose. Ambition is poison to loyalty, in the end. "
― Guy Haley , The Final Compliance of Sixty-Three Fourteen (Black Library Advent Calendar 2014 #1)
26 " A goos wall well defended is worth a thousand prayers. "
― Guy Haley , Avenging Son (Dawn of Fire #1)
27 " I discovered the greatest truth of all, a long, long time ago: a simple life is best. "
― Guy Haley , Champion of Mars
28 " He had this way of lading a whole sentence worth of meaning onto one word. “Let’s "
29 " The Emperor had allowed them to love Him, and to believe He loved them in return. He had not. His primarchs were weapons, that was all. "
30 " One human effort is nothing, but together, we are the greatest empire there has ever been. Be reassured, that your insignificant toil here aggregates with that of billions of others into something fine and mighty. In that way we serve, though we are but humble. "
31 " Keep your eyes forward. Look at what is to come, he told himself. The past is dead, the present nearly so. Only in the future is there life. "
32 " A good wall well defended is worth a thousand prayers. "
33 " All we have is life. It is the only thing that is ours. "
34 " Rich men stay rich taking whatever money comes their way. He "
35 " There's always a first time. With death, it's also the last. "
36 " Repair is not simply a matter of the turn of the screw, or the oiling of pistons,’ said Samin haughtily. ‘The right prayer, the right sigils, the correct ritual striking of the side of an ailing mechanism with an appropriately sanctified mallet; all may prove efficacious. "
― Guy Haley , Death of Integrity (Space Marine Battles, #12)
37 " Power is corrosive, thought Calgar. It erodes respect. It erodes common sense. "
38 " Consideration, evaluation, action. That was his way. Roboute Guilliman was not a slave to impulse. "
39 " The truest thing my father said to me when I was a boy was that rich men deal in only one thing, and that is time. Time is the most precious resource any man has; however he chooses to spend it, he won’t get any more. The great trick people like my father play is to convince others to undervalue it, or to force its devaluation, by holding it hostage for food, a roof, a pair of shoes. The rich pay slivers on the slate for every hour they steal. That’s why they’re rich. "
― Guy Haley , Flesh and Steel (Warhammer Crime)
40 " Performing your duty is not an error, captain. I do not accept your apology, for there is no need for one. "