Lurking in shadows

Adagio in G minor by Albinoni, arranged by Giazotto

'I don't regret it, you know. I would do it all again. Children are our hope for the future.'
THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, said Death.
'What does it contain, then?'
ME.
'Besides you I mean!'
Death gave him a puzzled look. I'M SORRY?
The storm reached its howling peak overhead. A seagull went past backwards.
'I meant,' said Ipslore, bitterly, 'what is there in this world that makes living worth while?'
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually, CATS ARE NICE.
Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.

Brave are they who know everything yet fear nothing. Foolish are those who fear nothing, yet claim to know everything.

Fear ensures loyalty.

We are shaped by fate just as we shape it.

In the language of the Ordos, there are no words for the concepts of trust or honor; there are more than 300 for the concept of profit.

'Then the prophet spoke: saying 'Frak this, for my faith is a shield proof against your blandishments!'
- Alem Mahat, The Book of Cain, Chapter IV, Verse XXI

'If your battle plan's working, it's probably a trap.'
- Kolton Phae, On Military Matters, 739.M41

'Things are very seldom what they seem. In my experience, they're usually a damn sight worse.'
- Inquisitor Titus Drake

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