The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles: Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Book 1)

by Stephen R. Donaldson

depressed people do strange things. They try to turn depression into a virtue—

All effective people are guilty because the use of power is guilt, and only guilty people can be effective. Effective for good, mind you. Only the damned can be saved.”

There’s only one way to hurt a man who’s lost everything. Give him back something broken.”

He distrusted power because no power was ever enough to accomplish his heart’s desires. To heal the world. Cure leprosy. Bridge the loneliness which thwarted his capacity for love. He made an effort not to sound harsh. “Then find one. Nobody else can do it for you.”

There is hope in contradiction.”

Power corrupts. Because it is unsure. It is not enough. Or it is too much. It teaches doubt. Doubt makes violence.