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Anger Quote by David Weber

“Tisiphone stood silent and helpless in Alicia's mind. It was all she could do to keep Alicia's blind savagery from dragging Megaira under and clouding the lightning-fast reflexes which kept them both alive. She'd never guessed what she was creating, never imagined the monster she'd spawned. She'd…” quote by David Weber
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““Tisiphone stood silent and helpless in Alicia's mind. It was all she could do to keep Alicia's blind savagery from dragging Megaira under and clouding the lightning-fast reflexes which kept them both alive. She'd never guessed what she was creating, never imagined the monster she'd spawned. She'd seen the power of Alicia DeVries's mind without recognizing the controls which kept that power in check, and only now had she begun to understand fully what she had done. She had shattered those controls. The compassion and mercy she'd feared no longer existed, only the red, ravening hunger. Yet terrible as that might be, there was worse. She'd found the hole Alicia had gnawed through the wall about her inner rage, and she couldn't close it. Somehow, without even realizing it was possible, Alicia had reached beyond herself. She'd followed Tisiphone's connection to the Fury's own rage, her own destruction, and made that incalculable power hers as well. For the first time in millennia, Tisiphone faced another as powerful as herself, a mortal mind which had stolen the power of the Furies themselves, and that power had driven it mad.””

David Weber

About This Quote

Source Novel: “The Fury’s Edge” by David Weber, 2022

A mind that taps into primal fury can become monstrous, losing compassion and creating uncontrollable hunger, yet also gaining immense power that can drive one mad.

In simple terms: Powerful rage can destroy empathy and cause chaos.

Key Takeaway

Beware unchecked power.

Themes

power rage control madness creation

Mood

tense dark intense

Type

literary dramatic

When to use this quote

  • psychological thriller
  • character development
  • moral dilemma

Key Concepts

primal fury mental control ethical limits

Questions to Reflect On

  • What safeguards can prevent power from corrupting?
  • Can rage ever be harnessed constructively?
A Different Perspective

The allure of power may tempt even the most cautious.

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