He Who Fights With Monsters 7 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #7)

by Shirtaloon

“The thing about death,” Belinda said, “is that we don’t look back at things the way they were. We tell ourselves stories and pretend that they're memories. After a while, we forget that they aren't.”

“Could you strive for my best?” Farrah asked. “It’s just that, you know… I’ve seen your best.”

How about instead of transforming yourself, you just act like a sensible person?” “That's not my strong suit,” Jason warned. “I'm more familiar with plans that seem great in my head and more-or-less work but have unintended consequences because I really don't know what I'm doing or just couldn't keep my mouth shut.”

“You can eat spirit coins if you like,” Farrah told him. “I’ve lived in the land of refined sugar.”

“Rufus, you need to get over it,” Jason said. “Farrah has joined the church of Airwolf and there’s nothing you can do about it.” “Just to be clear,” Farrah said, “I have absolutely not joined the church of Airwolf.”

“You’re wiser than I ever was. If you can’t afford trouble, you shouldn’t borrow it. If you don’t trust anything else I have to say, trust me on that.”

“I don't care if it's the Goddess of Pain's firstborn daughter. Anyone who kills monsters and carries supplies will get a warm welcome from me. And from you. That's an order.” “I thought Pain was a god, sir.” “Y'all think so here,” Kerr said. “Where I come from, they know that Pain is a woman.”

“Since when does something not being true stop people from believing in it?” Neil asked.

“Once people invest enough in an idea, true or false no longer matters. They have made it such an intrinsic part of their identity that any challenge to that idea’s validity is viewed as an attack. Once it takes hold in an entire culture, that culture becomes very dangerous to its neighbours.”

A trick I learned growing up around teachers is that having students teach each other is a great tool to consolidate learning. I've found it complements the training annex programs very nicely.

Helping others to avoid my mistakes is a lot more fulfilling than the constant dread of making the next one.”

“Jason, you need to understand that just because something is one way in any given moment, that doesn’t mean it’s that way forever.