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Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2) QUOTES

Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2) QUOTES

1 " In the darkness with no ember, cold coals bear no flaming tinder. All the shadows, man resemble. In the darkness, wise men tremble. Prodigious foes made thee for pointless sake of prosaic power. Visited upon thyself no vestige of vision by late nights hour. In the stillness of normal eve, in longing for the night's reprieve. In air and earth arise a faint and subtle shift, tis follies gift. With tremulous breath, whisper faintly from thy spirits tower. 'Woe to me!', thy soul says. Cometh nigh, The Rez. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

2 " Know your purpose. Recognize your talents and capitalize on them. If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

3 " If you must belittle others to make yourself feel better, then you should do silently, in your own mind, where only you will suffer from your poison. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

4 " If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

5 " The greatest adventures often start with a simple task and rarely seem so great when you are enduring them. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

6 " You need to be focused, Reaylin. You must determine your objective. Know your purpose. Recognize your talents and capitalize on them. If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all. You will indubitably fail, for if that person cannot appreciate you for who you are, then he or she will never truly appreciate you at all. You will always be trying to prove yourself, and it will never be enough. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

7 " Bordran did not choose someone who would make a good king. He made someone who could overthrow a bad one.”         End "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

8 " When you require something of me, I will seek to provide it. When you need my support, you will have it. I will speak only your praises in public, and I will ever strive to serve you loyally. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

9 " If you must belittle others to make yourself feel better, then you should do so silently, in your own mind, where only you will suffer from your poison. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

10 " The taxes have been a hardship, but not unmanageable for me. What causes me difficulty is the order for men. The king demands more men for his muster each month. Already I have lost half my guard, the remaining guard is insufficient to patrol against the increasing number of bandits. When people can no longer afford to purchase what they need, they turn to thievery. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

11 " Unlike with Shiela, Rezkin did not feel inclined to decapitate someone every time Frisha was present. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

12 " For a woman like Shiela, a soft hand would render her bold and controlling and a firm one would make her bitter and resentful. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

13 " If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all. You "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

14 " The establishment was sizeable by tavern standards, sporting at least fifteen tables large enough to hold four to six people and a few smaller ones. A long bar surrounded by tall stools ran along one wall. Behind the bar, a number of tapped kegs were lined up along a tall bench, and between the kegs was a tall rack holding an assortment of shiny bottles filled with various colored liquids. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

15 " Someone must step up and fight for the innocent victims, for those who could not protect themselves. Someone must enact justice and prevent others from succumbing to the same fate. Does that not sound like something the Rezkin you knew from yesterday, that man of such conviction, would do? "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

16 " erected a sound dispersal ward around us. I apologize that I had to be included, but it could not be avoided. The dispersal works only one direction, so you could still hear everything around you, but no one beyond the ward could hear anything that was said. It may have drawn a little attention from those who noticed the absence of your voices, but I think it was better than their hearing your words. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

17 " The match was a short one. The mountain brute received several gashes across his flesh that bled profusely, but the fight came to an abrupt halt when he cleaved the whip-wielding arm from his opponent’s body. The crowd cheered, some cringed, and others bathed the stands in their lunch. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

18 " purpose. Recognize your talents and capitalize on them. If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

19 " The final match-up of the round was by far the most satisfying for Rezkin. It was against the mace wielding Sandman who had murdered the young stave-master. The beast had already attempted to end the life of another competitor that morning. Dark Tidings did not even give the man a chance to put on a show. As soon as the announcer finished speaking, he drew the black blade, strode forward with purpose and disarmed the man, literally. After losing both appendages, the brute fell to his knees in shock. While the healers were running to treat the man before he bled out, Dark Tidings stood over the Sandman and said, 'Bracken Freedon of the Isle of Sand. You have been judged and found guilty. Bring nigh to thee, King's Dark Tidings.' The black blade came down in one fell swoop and took the man's head clean from his body. Green lighting crackled within the black swords length... "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)

20 " Since birth, I have done nothing but train. I studied history, economics, politics, law, foreign relations and cultures, languages, healing and nearly any other subject you can name. I have trained in every known manner of combat, mastered every weapon available, mastered every Skill and learned to live by the Rules. Bordran made sure I had every Skill and resource he could provide, not the least of which was anonymity. Without that, I would surely have been killed long before my training was complete. I was taught to survive. I was taught to kill. I was taught to lead. Bordran did not choose someone who would make a good king. He made someone who could overthrow a bad one. "

― Kel Kade , Reign of Madness (King's Dark Tidings, #2)