“I think now, looking back, that we all die, little by little, as each of those we love departs before us.” — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“I think now, looking back, that we all die, little by little, as each of those we love departs before us.” — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“If a man feared defeat, he would never give battle... Every victory is inevitably succeeded by defeat. It is the nature of our lives. A man might fight a thousand battles and emerge triumphant from every one; still, he will suffer defeat in the end, for we die and we are forgotten. If we cannot face defeat, we must live… — Brian Ruckley Copy Share
“Power loves not the light of day, nor the attention of curious eyes. In darkness it thrives most...A lord may send his army hither and thither, but the true testing of his power is in those places where his army is not...Has he sent its long fingers far enough through the backstreets and alleys, into the drinking dens and the… — Brian Ruckley Copy Share
“When a man may whisper in a close ear, and that whisper be repeated far away and many moons later, then he has power.… — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
Loss alone is but the wounding of a heart; it is memory that makes it our ruin. — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“Think how much happier the world might be if people sought approval for what they do from their children instead of their ancestors.” — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“unwise to dance with wishes unless you’ve the mettle for it. Wishing for what is not is a fast way to poison your heart.”… — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“Power loves not the light of day, nor the attention of curious eyes. In darkness it thrives most. Examined too closely, it wither.” — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“For you, and and all the other readers who have followed the story to its conclusion” — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
“There's more things in the world that are old and deep than these men of philosophy and science we're infested with these days can… — Brian Ruckley Copy Share Image
