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1 " I do not think I was afraid. There must be substance to breed fear, and I was hollow. "
― Tanith Lee , The Birthgrave (Birthgrave, #1)
2 " It had occurred to me I was not courageous, had never been brave, only arrogant or unthinking. "
3 " Goddess,” he said, “I would strongly advise you to continue this journey as you were—in your carriage.” “Vazkor,” I said, “I would strongly advise you not to advise me. "
4 " Strange, that when we feel we understand all things, we understand nothing. Strange, that when we feel we understand nothing we have begun, at last, to understand. "
5 " When will they fight?” I asked. “Tomorrow. Daybreak. It is man’s work.” I laughed. “I too have fought and killed, Kotta. It is the work of fools, not men. "
6 " It came to me, as I walked, how bitter the irony of the Book had been which had said: Herein the Truth. For it had a truth of its own in its bleached barrenness. What was truth except something which faded, lost its shape, grew unreadable and indistinguishable, at last a blank page for men to write on what they wished. "
7 " Yes, he was very dangerous, perhaps more dangerous than Vazkor, for his weapon was honesty. "
