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1 " Wars are all fought by men who either believe they are right or who have no other choice. How they fight defines who they are when the blood stops flowing. "
― Lucas Bale , The Heretic (Beyond the Wall, #1)
2 " When the fire comes, it doesn’t ask who knew and who didn’t. It burns everything. "
― Lucas Bale , Beyond the Wall, Books One and Two (Beyond the Wall, #1-2)
3 " Death cleanses all sins and grants us a new beginning, "
4 " Fear is a tool to be used surgically and with care, but without compassion. "
5 " And whilst Shepherd sometimes saw the truth in the preachers’ words about freedom and hope, he also knew that violence and faith were intertwined, as he’d been taught. He carried a pistol and had taken the lives of men with it, but each time he handled it, he felt a small part of him inside grow darker. Whatever faith men had, whether it was in money or freedom, it was always wed to violence. "
6 " As with any system of government, tiny cracks existed within which the clever and the agile could manoeuvre. "
7 " Freedom isn’t about choice—it’s about not finding yourself in Kolyma cracking a hammer against a wall all day and night. It’s about breathing air, not blood. Freedom is about picking your fights and living long enough to learn there’s no such thing. "
8 " How can I trust you now?’ ‘Only you can answer that question. What does your heart tell you? "
9 " Whatever faith men had, whether it was in money or freedom, it was always wed to violence. "
