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“Evil is difficult to eradicate,” Bishop said. “It sprouts everywhere. You cut off one head, another appears somewhere else. With the collapse of civilization, those with wicked intent have become emboldened. They believe there is nothing to stop them from doing whatever they wish.”
“I fight when I must. When defending the innocent is the right thing to do. In the Old Testament, many of God’s people were warriors, called by God to fight to end tyranny, slavery, and great evil.”
“People are more than one thing. They carry both good and evil inside them, darkness and light, violence and peace. Mercy and justice.”
“The key is to make sure your cause is righteous. And to keep the darkness from taking over your soul.” He gave a heavy sigh. “Easier said than done on both counts.” “How do you not give in to it? The anger. The hatred.” “Find that thing that keeps you ...
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“Be angry. Nothing wrong with angry. But control it, channel it. Use it; don’t let it use you.”
“There’s an anger that motivates you, that drives you. That seeks righteous justice. There’s nothing wrong with that anger. But it can turn bitter and toxic. If you’re not careful, it can eat away at the part of you that makes you who you are. That’s the anger you have to watch out for, Quinn. It’s like fire. It both gives life and destroys. How you use it is what matters.”
“Talk to him. Shame thrives in secrecy and silence. Talking frees us.”
“After everything, it is love that endures. We need people to survive. We need each other. It’s the only thing separating us from the darkness.”
“In ancient Roman times, salt was such a precious commodity that they used it as currency. Slaves were bought and sold with salt. Soldiers were paid in salt. Like then, salt will be in high demand soon.
“For every thousand people who kill and destroy, there’s one gifted enough to create, to make something out of nothing.”
fear wasn’t a lack of courage. True courage was action in the face of fear.
“And some feelings are too big for one person. So you gotta share those, too. That way it’s not so big, when you’re both holding it.”
love was a two-way street and people couldn’t help you if you didn’t let them in, if you didn’t let them come into your messy ugly places and love you back to life.
Sometimes the destruction of one thing could become the birth of another thing. New life, starting over, freedom.
