"Mercy is the sweetest wine and the bitterest wormwood," Eliss, the mother, said. "For it rewards the merciful and shames the guilty."
Vergeben & VerzeihenAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 2: Der Herr des TurmesIs a lie really a lie if it is honestly believed?
LügenAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 2: Der Herr des TurmesWar is always an adventure to those who've never seen it.
KriegAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 1: Das Lied des BlutesA fool is any man who doesn't think he's a fool.
DummheitAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 1: Das Lied des BlutesI cannot believe the path to victory lies in staining our souls so black we become indistinguishable from those we fight.
Anthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 3: Die Königin der FlammenBut people are still people, however comfortable their surroundings. They lie, they feud, they betray and however much you give them, they always want more.
Anthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 3: Die Königin der FlammenA man doesn't know his true strength until he fears for his life.
VerzweiflungAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 1: Das Lied des BlutesGive them the right lie and they'll believe it.
LügenAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 1: Das Lied des BlutesChoice is a lie. The greatest of lies.
EntscheidungenAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 1: Das Lied des BlutesA historian is a hunter, my lord. Seeking out signs in the undergrowth of correspondence and memoir, tracking prey via the spoor of memory.
GeschichteAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 3: Die Königin der FlammenIt's always the way with great men, they can't see the knives of those who live in their shadow.
Große Werke, VerratAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 2: Der Herr des TurmesIt was a curious effect of pain that time became infinite, every instant of agony prolonged to the ultimate.
SchmerzenAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 1: Das Lied des Blutes"If the stars in the sky are not fixed, then nothing is fixed. Nothing is eternal, all is temporary and ever-changing." She turned away from the stars, meeting his gaze. "Nothing is fixed, my lord. No course is so set it cannot be changed."
Schicksal, SterneAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 2: Der Herr des Turmes"Cruelty is in all of us," he said. "But they made it a virtue."
Anthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 2: Der Herr des Turmes"Put more than one philosopher together and you'll birth an argument," Erlin commented. "A truism I've observed the world over. In fact, I once saw one argue with himself, it got quite violent in the end."
PhilosophieAnthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 3: Die Königin der FlammenOnly in war does the madman become sane.
Anthony Ryan in Rabenschatten - 3: Die Königin der Flammen