Liezl Ruiz

“The ability to kill someone doesn't make you a leader, and it doesn't make someone great. There's nothing great about dying or taking a life.”
― Adam Burch, Song of Edmon

“Fear is no crime. But acting from fear is. Know that you're going to lose everything one day, whether you fear to lose it or not.”
― Adam Burch, Song of Edmon

“You expect to shut that feeling away? No, I ask that you feel it more. There's no other way to stand over your enemy and cut out his heart. Accept your hatred and you won't be rash or stupid, you'll be cold. Don't quiet the storm. Become the storm.”
― Adam Burch, Song of Edmon

“Hatred. Some people get filled with it and explode. If they survive, they move on. Others just let it dribble out over the years, like a leaky bucket. One day they notice the bucket is empty, and they wonder what had been in it in the first place. Still others use hatred as a weapon, going so far as to pass it on to others—an ugly, unwanted gift disguised as a virtuous heirloom.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Swords