Age of Death (The Legends of the First Empire, #5)

by Michael J. Sullivan

The proud, the greedy, the vengeful are never the ones to change the world—not for the better, at least. They can’t; they don’t have the tools.

Funny how you get to see things so clearly right after you can’t do anything about them.”

That’s what life is, dealing with one problem and then the next. It’s striving and suffering to obtain a goal, only to find another one waiting beyond it. I thought life was misery because of the unending succession of trials and tribulations. But now, I see that challenges are what life is all about. Take them away and . . . there’s no point. It’s like life is a game, but now the competition is over. We’re still here, waiting and hearing about others who can still play. It’s not terrible, but neither is it enjoyable.”

A closed mind is like a door that can’t be opened—it might as well be a wall.”

“Life doesn’t always turn out the way we want, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t for the best.

Few can accept the value of something given, but something earned is cherished.

the best chronicles are never true, not completely.

All too often, that which we are most certain of is that which we are the most wrong about; and that which we are wrong about can change everything.