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1 " All pre-Abrahamic cultures understood the tremendous importance of remaining closely connected to the past if the present was to be invested with any spiritually significant meaning. They also understood that the most personally relevant and accessible portal to the empowering wisdom and goodness of the past was through their own direct ancestors, those who shared their particular bloodline and DNA. It was for this reason that all traditional cultures engaged in what is often called ancestor worship (pitri-puja). There is no pre-Abrahamic culture on Earth that did not honor its ancestors in one form or another. This is a very important spiritual practice and tradition that used to be practiced universally by families in the ancient past. The process of ancestor worship now needs to be revived in the modern world if we are to not lose our sacred connection with our own cultural-spiritual heritage. Ancestor worship must become a regular practice again. "
― Dharma Pravartaka Acharya
2 " Violet will carry he mark of Merlin's bloodline and she'll be able to wake The Lady from her slumber. "
3 " I lay in the dark thinking about the difficulties of family, how crazy and crooked the stories of a bloodline can be. "
― Patrick deWitt , The Sisters Brothers
4 " You're not the one Teach!!The man roger was waiting for,at the very least,it's not you teachJust as there are people who inherited roger's will...Someday one will carry ace's will...You may eradicate their bloodline ,but their flame never dies...For many ages , it has been passed down through the generations...And someday,bearing the weight of all these generations,a man will appear to challenge this world...Sengoku,you people of the World Government are living in fear of that great battle that will someday engulf the entire world...Though it has nothing to do with me... When somebody finds that treasure... The world will be turned upside down!!...OH yes!it will be found!That day will come!!!!ONE PIECE!IS OUT THERE!!!!!! "
― Whitebeard
5 " I had always heard rumors of her, Nanook thought, she who can control the wind, the water, the earth, and fire ... she who can talk to time. But those were old myths of a woman who lived many thousands of years ago, the first daughter of the Earth. There is a prophecy that she will return again, during the end times -- every religion has someone like that, someone to wait for and put your faith in, but my culture had mostly covered up her existence. We had a god of the sea, a god of the land, a god of the air, a god of fire, but no one who could control all of the elements. We spoke, only in whispers, of the ancient bloodline -- the descendents of the Great Mother. Too many superstitious minds, too many men concerned only with their own power and position, had heard these whispers in the past and taken gruesome steps to erase the descendents. The lineage was said to be broken, the blood of the Great Mother spilled for the last time. "
6 " A tear slipped from eye, as I stood helpless beside Kiran. “They have done nothing wrong, except fight for the freedom you have stolen from them, from all of us!” I shouted back, unable to stay silent when my friends stood at his mercy.“I give you freedom, the freedom to live your life as you please,” Lucan challenged, tilting his chin with pride and sincerity. “I ask nothing of you, except for your loyalty. I am the king, it is the least of what I deserve,” Lucan turned to address the kingdom, his argument ringing through the air.“Then why is it only your bloodline that is allowed immortality?” I argued, taking a step forward. “Why do the rest of our people suffer from the separation of races? Why are the Shape-shifters exiled by penalty of death? What have they done? What is their crime? Are you afraid to share true immortality? Are you so scared of a people that realize they don’t need a king?” I turned to face the crowd too, hoping to empower them with my words. "
― Rachel Higginson , Endless Magic (Star-Crossed, #4)
