Zack Argyle > Zack's Quotes

“With two strokes of a pen, any man can change torture into fortune.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“Better to be naked and mad than dead.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“Have you heard the metaphor of the sticks?” Jurius’ eyes grew colder. “Grab a stick at both ends, you bend it, and it breaks. Gather a bundle of sticks together, grab it at the ends, and you cannot break them. The problem is that sometimes there are stubborn sticks that refuse to break, even on their own. No matter how hard you twist and bend, it refuses to snap. I have an eye for identifying those sticks. When I find one, I don’t waste my time on it. I grab another from the same tree and make the stubborn stick watch as I break its brother.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“It doesn’t matter how beautiful the wall is if the garden inside is dying. No one can live like that forever.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“We all lie, Laurel. The world would be worse if we didn’t, but it’s also more brittle because we do.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“Wishing. Hoping. They are dangerous words. If you hope for something to be true and it is not, that realization can break you. But until then, while that belief runs warm in your blood, it can drive you to do amazing things.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“Self-betterment is the rarest form of ambition.”
― Zack Argyle, Voice of War

“The world needs hope, and the truth is often at odds. So, for the greater good, we lie, and we say that the world is one way when it is in fact another. But when it brings them hope and gives them reason to live a good life, we pat ourselves on the shoulder. Perhaps, over time, we even begin to believe the lies ourselves, because hope is sweet, and the truth can be quite bitter.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“Well,” Willow said, rubbing at her chest. “I love what you’ve done with the place. A little dark, and the size is a bit pretentious. But you know me, I’ve always liked cozy cottages more than subterranean chateaus.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“You know,” Chrys said. “My mentor once told me, after a battle where the wastelanders wiped out half of my men, that the only difference between the living and the dead is that the dead are done changing. The moment you die, your life and your legacy are fixed in stone. He told me that the best way to grieve the dead is by using the gift of life to make yourself a better man.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“The only thing that frightens me about death is that I'll no longer be able to help those in need.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“The choices we make when no one is watching bear more weight than the choices that are forced upon us.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“Your past only defines a single trodden path, but who you are here, and now, in this very moment, is another path filled with infinite possibility.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“It's not weakness to embrace the inevitable. What matters most is what you do next.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“Mocking others’ appearance is the lowest form of humor. If a man is cruel, speak of his cruelty. If a man is vain, speak of his vanity. Physicality plays no part in the morality of men”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“We are nine parts ignorance and one part enlightenment, but we grab hold of that little knowledge we have and pretend that it is greater than it is. The man who is ignorant of his own ignorance holds most tightly to his perception of the truth.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“A few dark clouds don't make a storm.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“She'd read his story and, rather than toss them aside, she held the pages against her breast as if they were the most precious thing in the world.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“Iriel," Cara said with a soft voice. "It's like comparing granite to clay. The clay may take shape more easily, but the granite, once you've chiseled it into place, is so much stronger. For some people, motherhood comes more easily. For others, it takes a hammer and chisel. No one is made for motherhood. Motherhood is made for you.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light

“Religion—even true religion—has a tendency to twist itself into nothing more than justification for human turpitude.”
― Zack Argyle, Stones of Light