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1 " Once, I remember, Father Abbot said that our purpose is justice, and with God lies the privilege of mercy. But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand. "
― Ellis Peters , Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
2 " A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either. "
3 " Innocence is an infinitely fragile thing and thought can sometimes injure, even destroy it. - Pg. 254 "
4 " ... What is done matters, but what is yet to do matters far more. "
5 " Men drunk with ambition and power do not ground their weapons, nor stop to recognise the fellow-humanity of those they are about to slay. "
6 " But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand. "
7 " If none of us ever fell short, or put a foot astray, everything would be good in this great world, but we stumble and fall, every one. We must deal with what we have." - Cadfael, Pg. 245-6 "
