92 Quotes by Peter V. Brett

Hiding isn’t always enough, Arlen,′ Ragen said. ‘Sometimes, hiding kills something inside of you, so that even if you survive the demons, you don’t really.

Ay, wait,” Rojer said. “Don’t I get a say in this? All a sudden I’m intended, and have to live with my new mother-in-law?” “What’s wrong with my mum?” Kendall demanded. “Nothing,” Rojer said. “Corespawned right,” Kendall said.

We all make mistakes, Gared. But those that can see ’em are halfway to being better men.

Mistakes are easy to see, when you look back.

Do you believe the corelings are our own fault?” Arlen asked. “That we deserve them?” “Of course I believe,” she said. “It is the word of the Creator.” “No,” Arlen said. “It’s a book. Books are written by men. If the Creator wanted to tell us something, why would he use a book, and not write on the sky with fire?

Great things can be found in small talk.

Bruna nodded. “We keep the knowledge of the old world for the day it will be needed again, but that knowledge comes with a great responsibility. If the histories of the ancient wars of man tell us anything, it’s that men cannot be trusted with the secrets of fire.

In his mind, the book, as much as anything in the world, was responsible for the wretched state of humanity – cowering and weak when they should stand strong; always afraid, never hopeful. But for all that, many of the Canon’s sentiments about brotherhood and the fellowship of men were ones the Warded Man believed in deeply. He.

I’ll take my chances with this life all the same. The next one will find you no matter where you run. No sense chasing it.