The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

by James Islington

“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.”

“Nervousness means there’s a fear to be faced ahead, Diago. The man who is never nervous, never does anything hard. The man who is never nervous, never grows.”

“A system built on promise, and therefore on greed,”

That there was no such thing as a harmless lie, and that the liar lost a part of himself in the act.

The weak and poor endure in the Hierarchy because the alternatives are harder, not because there are none. They know the system is wrong, but they choose not to think or speak up or act because they ultimately hope that in their silence, they will gain.

The decision may have been made by the few, Diago, but it’s the Will of the many that killed your family.”

“Death is only meaningless if it does not change us, Vis.”