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“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Without fear we will never meet courage.”
― Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence

“No time for speeches now, it’s time to fight.”
― Homer, The Iliad

“No, I mean it. You balance each other. He helps you lighten up, and you help him focus. He boosts your confidence, and you keep his ego in check. You both dive headfirst into danger, but somehow you’re able to help each other play it a little smarter. And you both act more like yourselves when you’re together.”
― Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune

“Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

“Are you badly hurt?"
"Hideously," said the king, without sounding injured at all. "I am disemboweled. My insides may in an instant become my outsides as I stand here before you.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

“No 'Glory shall be your reward' for me. Oh, no, for me, it is, 'Stop whining' and 'Go to bed'.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The King of Attolia

“those evileyed-black-handed-bowlegged-flinthearted-clawfingered-foulbellied-blood-thirsty, morimaite-sincahonda,”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“The more evil society becomes, the more it needs a few mavericks to shift the trend. Even if nine out of ten students in a school are extravagant, a frugal student can at least show the difference between extravagance and frugality; even if nine out of ten officials in an organization are corrupt, an upright official can at least show the difference between corruption and righteousness. Good and bad, right and wrong are all seen in contrast to each other. When a society becomes corrupt, everyone follows the others to the bad side, and no one resists the trend until the general public loses all sense of right and wrong, and there is no sense of guilt in the world anymore. Therefore, when the whole society is corrupt, if there is one good person, his significance and value are immeasurable.”
― 朱光潜, 谈修养 (中国通识书)

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
― C.S. Lewis

“And you’ve prayed about this?” She nodded firmly. “Yes.” Well, if she was sure, then he had no real objections. She was strong and capable—just like their mother—and if it ever did come to that, he could see her at Daniel’s side when he rose to the throne.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“Whenever doubt crept in, he reminded himself of standing beside Elon in Valcré. Elon loved them so much he had given His life for them. That love didn’t change just because their circumstances did.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“I know that everyone is afraid. So am I. But where is your faith? It is times like this where we must cling to it. Elôm has not abandoned us, and I will not see us abandon Him.” Daniel drew a deep breath. What these men needed was a bit of hope and direction. It was too easy to feel helpless and that led to desperation.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“He’d brought this on himself with his lack of faith. He’d been so afraid for Kyrin that he’d let his fear overwhelm him. His poor decisions had been based on the desperate and misguided belief that he could save her under his own power.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“For a long moment, he knelt in silence as emotions, fears, and heartache roared inside him. At last, he forced his mind to quiet as much as possible and reached out for the presence he knew was always there.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“He hunched over, the pain already almost too much to bear. In the midst of it, a question seemed to whisper through his soul, gently but firmly, asking him who was more important to him—Kyrin or Elôm? He choked down a sob that lodged in his throat with the rising flood of pain. How could he answer that question? He shook his head, but after the initial wave of grief, quietness followed, and he straightened up again, swiping away the tears with his gloves. More threatened, but he looked up at the sky. “I tried to save Kyrin myself and almost went against everything I believe. I doubted You, Lord, and forgot my faith. I never want to do that again.” A couple more tears made their escape. “Kyrin is Yours. I love her more than anything in this world, but You love her even more. If You want to take her… I know, even if I don’t understand, that it’s best. I couldn’t survive it on my own, but if that’s what You want of me, then I know You’ll give me the strength I don’t have.” The grief descended again, and Jace let it course through him, spilling out in his tears and heaving breaths as he surrendered entirely to Elôm’s will.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“No doubt she could see the toll these days had taken on him. Jace shook his head. “It’s all right. I learned a great deal about faith and trusting Elôm while waiting for you to recover.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“She smiled lovingly at him. “I know. But just look at how Elôm took your weakness and used it for good anyway. If you hadn’t been caught by Reynold’s men, you wouldn’t have overheard that they were going after Avery. He would have been taken to Davira and killed, and many more would have died here without the remedy.” Jace shook his head as he pondered it. What an incredible thing. Mortals could mess things up so terribly, yet Elôm could still use their mistakes to bring about good.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Bitter Winter

“If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.”
― Corrie Ten Boom