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I read somewhere that love was about this, the nuggets of knowledge about our beloved that we so fluently hold.
“A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field. A king does not dine while his men go hungry, nor sleep when they stand at watch upon the wall. A king does not command his men's loyalty through fear nor purchase it with gold; he earns their love by the sweat of his own back and the pains he endures for their sake. That which comprises the harshest burden, a king lifts first and sets down last. A king does not require service of those he leads but provides it to them...A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.”
― Gates of Fire
― Gates of Fire
“He was trying to put loss into words, but loss is absence and will always defy expression.”
― The Wolf in Winter
― The Wolf in Winter
“It’s strange how you give the people you love so much power over you, I had written in my journal. But Shawn had more power over me than I could possibly have imagined. He had defined me to myself, and there’s no greater power than that.”
― Educated
― Educated
“I spent my life learning to feel less. Every day I felt less. Is that growing old? Or is it something worse?”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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