--- title: "3 Attrition Quotes By S.G. Night" description: "3 Attrition quotes by S.G. Night. Plus more from S.G. Night and more Attrition sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/s-g-night-9655_attrition_my-palm-connected-with-the-final-looking_1445736.jpg" --- > [“My palm connected with the final looking-glass. A wave of brittle fractures rippled outward from the place my sanguine hand had struck.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/my-palm-connected-with-the-final-looking-glass-a-wave-of-brittle/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/s-g-night-9655_attrition_my-palm-connected-with-the-final-looking_1445736.jpg) > [“I am the Penitent God. And tonight, I have begun my battle. My siege. The hundred-thousand Ink-borne arrows, flying forth from my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/i-am-the-penitent-god-and-tonight-i-have-begun-my-battle-my-siege-the/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/s-g-night-9655_attrition_i-am-the-penitent-god-and-tonight-i-have_2747487.jpg) > [“Why don't you just do it, then?" Racath hissed. "Just kill me. I dare you." Now, I assume you know what this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/why-don-t-you-just-do-it-then-racath-hissed-just-kill-me-i-dare-you/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/s-g-night-9655_attrition_why-don-t-you-just-do-it-then-racath-his_2992985.jpg) ## More by S.G. Night > [“Forgive me, I have yet to introduce myself.” The Human spread his arms expansively and bowed in his chair. He made grand gestures at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/forgive-me-i-have-yet-to-introduce-myself-the-human-spread-his-arms/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“Rachel scowled. “You’ve known Mrak longer than anyone alive. You know what I know — the things he's done, the things he hides from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/rachel-scowled-you-ve-known-mrak-longer-than-anyone-alive-you-know/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“Rachel snorted derisively. “You don’t seriously buy into all her prophetess hocus-pocus, do you?” “I do, actually,” Notak said, frowning. “She is the augur,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/rachel-snorted-derisively-you-don-t-seriously-buy-into-all-her/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“Hmm,” Joseph shrugged. “Good point. Who needs a caravan guard when you’ve got a Genshwin?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/hmm-joseph-shrugged-good-point-who-needs-a-caravan-guard-when-you-ve/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“This will do,” Notak said. “I need to meet my colleague to discuss details. How much do you want for the map?” “Go ahead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/this-will-do-notak-said-i-need-to-meet-my-colleague-to-discuss/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“He has a story. A story worth more than my own beating heart. He has a name. A name that — if it were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/he-has-a-story-a-story-worth-more-than-my-own-beating-heart-he-has-a/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“Oh, God in heaven, kill me now…” Rachel groaned. “I hate going to see Mrak. I always feel awkward going back to Velik Tor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/oh-god-in-heaven-kill-me-now-rachel-groaned-i-hate-going-to-see-mrak/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“His is the name of fire, the name that rides the whisper of the candlelight. His name was…is…Racath Thanjel. And this is his story.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/his-is-the-name-of-fire-the-name-that-rides-the-whisper-of-the/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“No one really knew who (or what) the Curator actually was, nor could anyone guess as to where he came from or why he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/no-one-really-knew-who-or-what-the-curator-actually-was-nor-could/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“You had your chance. But that’s over now. No more antidotes. No more schedules. No more sickly-sweet order. No more cheating death. Your time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/you-had-your-chance-but-that-s-over-now-no-more-antidotes-no-more/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“An upright spine is more valuable to me than favor.” - Racath Thanjel”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/an-upright-spine-is-more-valuable-to-me-than-favor-racath-thanjel/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“She was always like that — it’s what I remember most about her. There was always something…wrong with Rachel. She was always permeated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/she-was-always-like-that-it-s-what-i-remember-most-about-her-there/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“Ah, good day, friend. Nice of you to drop in on my little corner of the world. How might I assist you on this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/ah-good-day-friend-nice-of-you-to-drop-in-on-my-little-corner-of-the/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Death. How may I be of service this evening?” - Racath Thanjel”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/good-evening-ladies-and-gentlemen-my-name-is-death-how-may-i-be-of/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) > [“I am Notak,” he answered in his dry, normal voice. “I kill Demons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-night/i-am-notak-he-answered-in-his-dry-normal-voice-i-kill-demons/) [S.G. Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-night/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attrition/s-g-night/#itemlist", "name": "3 Attrition Quotes By S.G. Night", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My palm connected with the final looking-glass. A wave of brittle fractures rippled outward from the place my sanguine hand had struck. It shattered. I watched the pieces of my former life--the reflection of this monster I'd become—fall about my feet in a hailstorm of blood, tears, and broken mirrors. My attrition was complete. And now dissension boiled in my veins. 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