Parenting Quote by Mark Lawrence

““Let the wilds temper you, and if you weather it, in time the prodigal will return, a viper to his father’s bosom. Pawn takes king.””

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“Assassination is murder with a touch more precision. Brother Sim is precise.”

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The biggest lies we save for ourselves.

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“We all practice self-deception to a degree; no man can handle complete honesty without being cut at each turn. There's not enough room in…

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“I've been known to be contrary. When something pushes me, I shove back. Even if the one doing the pushing is me. It would…

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There's a slope down toward evil, a gentle gradient that can be ignored at each step, unfelt. It's not until you look back, see…

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“And that’s the riddle of existence for you. When to move and when to stay. Dwell too long and we become the prisoner of…

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“Fire isn’t patient. Fire does not negotiate. I should have known these things.”

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“It's what I am, and if you want excuses, come and take them.”

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No half measures. Some things can’t be cut in half. You can’t half-love someone. You can’t half-betray, or half-lie.

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I've always seen 'no' as a challenge rather than an answer.

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“We wrap up our violent and mysterious world in a pretense of understanding. We paper over the voids of our comprehension with science and…

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“A time of terror comes. A dark time. The graves continue to open and the Dead King prepares to sail.But the world holds worse…

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