Quotes from work

Finnikin of the Rock

“If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence.”

“Those full of fear were the most dangerous of people.”

“And it was this image that was stamped on the hearts and minds of all who were present that day. Of Froi of the Exiles holding the future of Lumatere in his hands.”

“It’s against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do.”

“Somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted.”

“I would pick them when they bloomed. And when she called me home for supper, I'd place them in her hair and the contrast would take my breath away.”

“Never underestimate the value of knowing another's language. It can be far more powerful than swords and arrows.”

“Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?”

“You list the dead. You tell the stories of the past. You write about the catastrophes and the massacres. What about the living, Finnikin? Who honors them?”

“He hesitated, remembering something Finnikin had said to him on their journey. That somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted.”

“he knew that a part of his life was complete and that whatever path he chose, he would experience the ache of unfulfilled dreams.”

“I do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do.”

“See them together and you will feel a force that will take your breath away.”

“Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.”

“Everything is evil that humans can't control or conquer”

“Then I choose to drown. In hope. Rather than float into nothing.”

“When one is silent, those around speak even more.”

“Someone had to be blamed. Someone had to die. (…) What you can't understand, you destroy.”

“The gods do make playthings of us… but it is we mortals who provide them with the tools.”