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

by James Islington

nothing is truly beautiful unless it can be lost,”

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. That is where so many people go wrong, even those who say they believe in El. They obey because they think it will make their lives better, rather than themselves. And that is very much the wrong reason.

“It’s not enough to fight for the right side. You have to figure out how to fight the right way, too. If winning is truly all that matters, then we’ve lost sight of what’s actually right and wrong in the first place.”

“Choice is meaningless without consequences, and a privilege we do not deserve if we will not face them.