Bastille Quote by Brandon Sanderson
“Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it's inconvenient for you.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Stormlight Archive, 2021
A character sarcastically remarks that being killed is inconvenient for others, highlighting absurdity of conflict.
In simple terms: Being killed is inconvenient for others.
Key Takeaway
Question the logic of violence.
Themes
conflict
irony
war
humanity
Mood
critical
ironic
Type
literary
political
When to use this quote
- military strategy
- political debate
- personal safety
Key Concepts
Moral absurdity
war ethics
character satire
Questions to Reflect On
- Why do people accept killing as a solution?
- What alternatives exist to conflict?
A Different Perspective
Violence may have unintended consequences.
![“I was in New York 9/11. Mark's [Wahlberg] from Boston, flew there immediately after. I was in Nice Bastille Day when the truck drove through and killed all these people. It's the new reality, unfortunately. The idea of trying to explore how we process this kind of event, how we survive…” quote by Peter Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/185/peter-berg-14447_bastille_i-was-in-new-york-9-11-mark-s-wahlberg-f_2093673.jpg)
![“[My wife] liked to collect old encyclopedias from second-hand bookstores, and at one point we had eight of them. When I wrote my first historical novel---back in 1980, before I was online---I used them often as a research tool. For instance, I learned that the Bastille was either 90 feet high or…” quote by Robert Anton Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/75d/robert-anton-wilson-1198_bastille_my-wife-liked-to-collect-old-encyclopedi_864543.jpg)
