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"“Since when is speaking the truth presumptuous?” “You are young, aren’t you?”"
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Steven Erikson"Discipline is as much facing the enemy within as the enemy before you; for without critical judgement, the weapon you wield delivers — and let us not be coy here — naught but murder. And its first victim is the moral probity of your cause."
Steve Rune Lundin, known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist.
"“Since when is speaking the truth presumptuous?” “You are young, aren’t you?”"
"As for presumption, I honestly couldn’t care less. Truth can’t be danced around, not out here, not now, not ever again."
"Do I want you to talk to me, old friend? Do I need your reminders, your wry confirmation that faith is for fools?"
"“The Empress expects obedience of her servants, and demands loyalty.” “Any reasonable ruler would have the expectation and the demand the other way round.”"
"I look at you and I see a man because that’s what men are capable of—I don’t hunt for excuses because I don’t like to think that that’s how nasty we can get. We look at Sorry and we see reflections of ourselves. Hood take it, if we don’t like what we see."
"“Heed the lesson there, son.” “What lesson?” “Every decision you make can change the world. The best life is the one the gods don’t notice. You want to live free, boy, live quietly.” “I want to be a soldier. A hero.” “You’ll grow out of it.”"