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> [“We did an evil thing, father." "What do you think war is? We're men. Not boys swinging sticks at each other and pronouncing the evil wizard's defeat. We do what duty and honor demand, and often what we do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/we-did-an-evil-thing-father-what-do-you-think-war-is-we-re-men-not/)

[Daniel Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-abraham/)

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## More by Daniel Abraham

> [“Objective truth is difficult to come by, and even if you have it, what you can pass on to the next person is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/objective-truth-is-difficult-to-come-by-and-even-if-you-have-it-what/)

[Daniel Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-abraham/)

> [“I find a certain value in lightness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/i-find-a-certain-value-in-lightness/)

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> [“That's the whole world. You. Me. The sea, the sky. Every retching thing there is. It's all a dream the dragons dream, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/that-s-the-whole-world-you-me-the-sea-the-sky-every-retching-thing/)

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> [We say that flowers return every spring, but that is a lie. It is true that the world is renewed. It is also true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/we-say-that-flowers-return-every-spring-but-that-is-a-lie-it-is-true/)

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> [“We say our souls want joy, but they don’t,” she said. “They want what they already know, joyful or not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/we-say-our-souls-want-joy-but-they-don-t-she-said-they-want-what-they/)

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> [“As we send our armsmen and sailors away to fight and die together; let there be peace between us. If there cannot be peace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/as-we-send-our-armsmen-and-sailors-away-to-fight-and-die-together-let/)

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> [“Death, however clearly foretold, still came unexpectedly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/death-however-clearly-foretold-still-came-unexpectedly/)

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> [“Being doomed doesn't take away from the dignity of the effort, though.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/being-doomed-doesn-t-take-away-from-the-dignity-of-the-effort-though/)

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> [I choose not to believe in any gods as an act of charity,” Marcus said. “Charity toward whom?” “Toward the gods. Seems rude to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/i-choose-not-to-believe-in-any-gods-as-an-act-of-charity-marcus-said/)

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> [“The characters and events in this book are fictitious.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/the-characters-and-events-in-this-book-are-fictitious/)

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> [“The only ones untouched by the keen madness of the times were the children and the dogs. And the dogs seemed a little nervous.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/the-only-ones-untouched-by-the-keen-madness-of-the-times-were-the/)

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> [“And may the gods keep us from a world where only the people who deserve love get it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/and-may-the-gods-keep-us-from-a-world-where-only-the-people-who/)

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> [“Never assume you can survive the future because you've survived the past. Everyone thinks that, and they've all been wrong eventually.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/never-assume-you-can-survive-the-future-because-you-ve-survived-the/)

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> [“In the thousand years since its foundation, the city had never been taken by force, though twice it had been seduced.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/in-the-thousand-years-since-its-foundation-the-city-had-never-been/)

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> [“Has it ever struck you people how arrogant you are?" it asked, huge hands taking an attitude of query that bordered on accusation. "You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-abraham/has-it-ever-struck-you-people-how-arrogant-you-are-it-asked-huge/)

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