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41 " Richter had long ago learned that the first step in dealing with negative emotions was to accept that they were part of you. A basic mistake that people made over and over was to try and deny the worst parts of themselves. ‘I’m not angry, jealous, vindictive, petty, etc.’ Though it was only natural to shy from difficult truths, denial did not give you control over yourself. It merely ignored a part of what you were. That was actually the complete absence of control. "
― Aleron Kong , The Land: Predators (Chaos Seeds, #7)
42 " Don’t tempt a woman with a sale, a knick-knack or someone she could put to work on home improvements "
― Aleron Kong , The Land: Swarm (Chaos Seeds, #5)
43 " The figure leaned forward and saw the visage of his quarry for the first time. With a wave of his hand, the powerful Dark Paladin destroyed the darkling. The pitiful creature cried out as its young existence was extinguished, but the man barely noticed. All that mattered was that he was one step closer to his prey. The captain of the plague squad left the charred shell of the warehouse and slowly spoke the name of his quarry aloud, as if tasting it. "
44 " It is the application of power that rules the day, not simply having power. THINK! Learn what you can, and be careful how you treat those you encounter. You never know when the actions of today will impact the outcome of tomorrow. "
― Aleron Kong , The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)
45 " It looked up at them with animal-like intelligence, arching its back as it prepared to leap. “A ghoul!” Sion shouted. The robed skeleton waved its hand, and the doors slammed shut with an ominous boom, locking them in. Then Richter heard something even more disturbing from his Companion. “Fuck my life! "
46 " And as for the pesky matter of free will, each and every player agreed to come to the Land willingly. They signed their digital names to the contract when they started playing the game. After all, the Prince thought with a small smile, who had time to read all that fine print? "
47 " on an anvil in front of the dwarf and seemed to be strutting around. "
48 " they arrived back at the Mist Village. The "
49 " Better to admit ignorance and learn than celebrate your own stupidity, "
― Aleron Kong , The Land: Raiders (Chaos Seeds, #6)
50 " Huzaah! "
― Aleron Kong , The Land: Catacombs (Chaos Seeds, #4)
51 " Happy with his lucky starting point (falling into an ocean or volcano would probably not have been super fun), Richter walked out of the glade and into his new life. "
52 " The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” "
53 " You can call me daddy. "
54 " Assumptions create barriers in your own mind. By taking shortcuts in logic, you wall yourself off from true enlightenment "
55 " Gentle, yet stern, apologetic but somehow still commanding, his father had said, “Be better than the men that came before you. "
56 " YES!” Richter shouted happily. “Wubbalubbadubdub! "
― Aleron Kong , The Land: Alliances (Chaos Seeds, #3)
57 " You never make eye contact when you’re eating a banana. "
58 " Terrod sent us. He told us you were the person we should trust.” Her face twitched as she digested this information. Her mouth opened and she continued in the same tone, but with perhaps a touch less volume, “And why should I trust that? Why should I trust you?” Richter’s mind searched frantically before latching onto Terrod’s last statement, said over his shoulder as he walked away. Richter repeated it now. “He said to remember I should never lie to Mama.” Her face twitched again, and this time the left corner of her mouth turned up right before she broke into a large smile, “And how is Mr. Tall, Dark and Brooding? "
59 " Then Richter heard something even more disturbing from his Companion. “Fuck my life! "
60 " A-T-Alien "