The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy #3)

by James Islington

Truth can be a burden, but secrets are poison.”

You are always the lesser of two evils. But never by much.”

“I assumed,” admitted Raeleth. “I thought about telling you to stop, but you know the risks and I’m not your father, so . . .” He shrugged.

if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment—eternal or otherwise—then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love.

You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.”

You enshrine those whom you have lost, whom you have killed. You raise them above the living; their voices drown out all others who try to reason with you. They are your gods.”