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“Not only had he become adept at predicting the behavior of others, but he could predict his own behavior just as well. He no longer surprised himself. It was one of the saddest things about aging.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 13 (p. 181)

Age , Behavior

“Man, he suspected, had a particular genius for complicating things, for creating social hurdles that one must leap or be thought lacking.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 8 (p. 100)

“It was difficult to believe these things had taken place such a very long time ago. The events seemed distant, as though he had only read about them and not experienced them at all. He knew that at this point his death was far closer, far more tangible. That was something he could almost touch. One could feel one’s mortal form progressing slowly to ruin, like that old abbey—the signs were undeniable. Things went wrong inside a man and did not come right again. That was the truth that hung over one’s head like a blade. Injuries and illnesses were no longer easily repaired. And as with some part of a painting that he could never get right, the great danger was to see nothing but what was wrong. The trap of age.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 7 (p. 89)

Death , Truth , Age , Feeling

“Their superstitions will allow them to believe things without much critical thought.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 6 (p. 76)

““We continue to negotiate the treaty, endlessly apparently, to everyone’s continuing loss.” He smiled wryly. “You know how such things go. We no longer debate to gain real advantage but to come away from the table having created the perception that we have somehow won. ‘Politics,’ this is called.””

Sean Russell

Source: World Without End (1995), Chapter 28 (p. 389)

Smile , Loss

“The only thing of which we can be sure—time passes—everything else is vanity.”

Sean Russell

Source: Sea Without a Shore (1996), Chapter 33 (p. 475)

Time