178 Quotes by A.J. Darkholme

Things happen, and nothing is for sure, but you just have to keep going, believing that one day, you’ll find something that is.

Some only follow the holy man while others only follow the warlord. But the truth is, both sides are within all of us, and if people could only see that, they wouldn’t have to wear masks, or pretend to be holy like a holy man, or pretend that nothing can hurt them like a warlord. They could just be themselves, unjudged.

We stay the same as we’ve always been, keeping to the path we’ve walked our whole lives. Paths that carry so much importance and perceived stability that we are utterly convinced it is the only one to walk – that anyone not walking it with us is being misled.

Anything you don’t want to deal with can always be written off as being “in the past” and ignored, but in doing so, you sweep it under a rug where it doesn’t go away with time – it becomes time itself, and takes on the illusion of life as we think we know it.

Time doesn’t always heal all wounds.

What’s the use in prolonging life if you don’t do anything with it?

Sometimes it feels like you have nothing, or aren’t going anywhere, but while you’re waiting for fortune to deliver you, there is always something you can do to help yourself, or teach yourself to better your situation.

Our lives consist of a series of internal battles, deep within us, where weapons don’t exist and technology is unable to create devices that better the best of yesterday. Our knowledge is our only defense; caution, our only friend.

Sometimes it’s best to trade an ideal for something more practical that you can guarantee.