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101 " Then everything turned brilliant white for a second, and Jacob's eyes were stunned. The shock faded, but then another flash came, dulled by the darkness of the fog. Blades of lightning broke through the sea of smoke, accompanied by the violent clap of thunder, as if an angry god saw the storm devour them, and burst out into wild applause. "
― Dean F. Wilson , Worldwaker (A Sci-Fi Dystopian Adventure) (The Great Iron War Book 5)
102 " We read to escape, to embrace, to challenge, and to understand. Reading enages our intellect, but also our empathy, and we are all the better for it. "
― Dean F. Wilson
103 " She might've had the skill to get them out of the Hold, but God knew how she'd fare across the desert of Altadas. And God wasn't telling. "
― Dean F. Wilson , Hopebreaker (The Great Iron War, #1)
104 " But then the war didn't always harden you on the outside. The desert did that. The war crisped you up within. "
105 " But let me warn you again, in case your ghost ever tries to condemn me: you "
― Dean F. Wilson , Lifemaker (The Great Iron War, #2)
106 " There are two types of discipline. Discipline that destroys and discipline that preserves. The Regime is the former. It disciplines through fear and control, through pain and punishment. To it, discipline is not about self-control, but controlling others. The Resistance is the latter. We employ discipline to ensure that our goals, the preservation of our nation, and of the human race, are achieved, with swiftness and success. "
107 " The Pure. It was all a fairy tale, something to give people hope. Real hope. Without it, they mightn't have held out for so long. They might've stopped fighting altogether. Yeah, just a fairy tale. There were no such things as angels, but the demons were very real. "
108 " The truth of it was that time was healing his outer wounds, but time with Jacob was healing the ones inside. "
109 " I didn’t realise that we were also soldiers, fightin' a war o' wealth—only that those of us crushed beneath the boots o' the rich worked to make 'em newer, heavier boots. "
110 " Rommond paused for a moment while he contemplated the idea, but he didn't have long to think. The victors in war were often those who made the quick decisions. He knew well, however, that some of the losers in war lost because they didn't think things through. "
111 " I have a handful of keywords that I try to live by. One of them is: Joy.Everyone needs more joy in their lives. Maybe that means changing job to one you truly like. Maybe that means moving to another country to start a new adventure. Maybe it means forging ties with people who make you truly happy. Maybe it means creating joy in others.For me, one of the many things that brings me joy is writing. I am blessed, and very thankful, that I get to do this for a living. "
112 " But Agon did not force this prison upon you. He is the jailer of many, but you are the one who possesses the keys to your own cell. He may hunt you, but he did not lock you away here, nor force upon you the choices you have made these last few years. Your prison is in your mind, where you limit yourself, where you take on the voice of the Beast and speak to yourself the way he would if he could only get to you. But he does not need to if you will do the work for him. Fear is what locked you away, Ifferon, and fear is a tool of Agon. When you fear you open the gate that lets him into your mind. His greatest weapon is fear, for it drives strong men to madness. So why then be afraid? "
― Dean F. Wilson , The Children of Telm
113 " offering, and hope all the while that he would not "
― Dean F. Wilson , The Great Iron War: Books 1 - 3
114 " It was a long walk back to civilisation. Death was just a stroll away. "