J. Pike > J.'s Quotes

“The exact ratio of irony to matter in the universe is known as Nove’s Constant, and by definition it’s more than you’d expect.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche

“There is not always a light at the end of the tunnel. That is why you must carry a torch.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche

“Truly, nothing is better than to crush your competition, to drive down their profit margins, to hear the lamentations of their sales representatives.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche

“It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. In the same vein, desperation is the father of compromise, panic is the sister of slapdash improvisation, and despair is the second cousin of quiet apathy. By that reckoning, dinner was a dismal family reunion.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche

“How many times has the world ended before? Perhaps we are just toiling among its ashes.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche

“There was a point of equilibrium in any organization’s middle management, a fulcrum of responsibility that remained still while the upper and lower ranks of the bureaucracy moved around it. Tyren knew from experience that a shrewd official could find this pivot-point within the org chart and, once entrenched, enjoy near-complete autonomy with almost no responsibility.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche

“A weak mind is a malleable one. Once it is convinced it has been lied to, it begins to lie to itself. Once persuaded that it is hated, it becomes hateful. Once made to fear violence, it becomes violent.”
― J. Zachary Pike, Son of a Liche