10 Quotes by A.J. Hackwith

Beat an archangel, divert war, save our souls. Simple as that?

The best stories are bled.

Build good fences, make good friends, and keep your laundry indoors.

What happens when the inevitable occurs? When the world forgets me, so I begin to forget myself? What do I become, when I am nothing but a librarian?

Every book carried a scar, a splinter of psyche, that was essential to its need to exist.

Letting books take you where they might – that was one part of the Library magic.

Nothing burns up humanity as thoroughly as eternity.

We have a choice, all of us, in seeing the world and system we participate in. At some point, we are confronted with the cost. What suffers for happiness. What dies for life. Even Caesar couldn't keep such a thing hidden, the blood that waters an empire's soil. You have a choice. You can choose to close your eyes and enjoy your lucky position on the good earth. You can choose to walk away. Or you can choose to rebel.

Forgiven doesn't mean no regret. We'll always regret the wrongs we've done. It just means you're not punishing yourself for it.