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Quote for the day
Jan. 20th, 2019 06:28 pm"I've done nothing wrong, I intend nothing wrong. I am innocent!"
"Half the evil in this world occurs while decent people stand by and do nothing wrong. It's not enough to refrain from evil, Trell. People have to attempt to do right, even if they believe they cannot succeed."
"Even when it's stupid to try?" he asked with savage sarcasm.
"Especially then," she replied sweetly. "That's how it's done, Trell. You break your heart against this stony world. You fling yourself at it, on the side of good, and you do not ask the cost. That's how you do it."
- Amber, The Mad Ship
As you might have guessed, I'm currently reading Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders series. I'll probably post some thoughts on the series once I'm done with either this book or Ship of Destiny.
Amber has no shortage of great lines but I thought these were particularly pertinent.
"Half the evil in this world occurs while decent people stand by and do nothing wrong. It's not enough to refrain from evil, Trell. People have to attempt to do right, even if they believe they cannot succeed."
"Even when it's stupid to try?" he asked with savage sarcasm.
"Especially then," she replied sweetly. "That's how it's done, Trell. You break your heart against this stony world. You fling yourself at it, on the side of good, and you do not ask the cost. That's how you do it."
- Amber, The Mad Ship
As you might have guessed, I'm currently reading Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders series. I'll probably post some thoughts on the series once I'm done with either this book or Ship of Destiny.
Amber has no shortage of great lines but I thought these were particularly pertinent.
