Jon

“Words can damage. Silence can heal. Knowing when to speak and when not to speak is the wisdom of sages. Knowledge can hinder. Ignorance can liberate. Knowing when to know and when not to know is the wisdom of prophets. Unimpeded by words, silence, knowledge, or ignorance, a fluent blade cuts cleanly. This is the wisdom of warriors.”
― Takashi Matsuoka, Kastel Awan Burung Gereja

“It ain't alive," Parkins said, lighting his smoke with a wooden kitchen match. "That's why he came here. It's dead, like him. Has been for twenty years or more. Whole country's goin' the same way. Me and Nolly went to a drive-in show up in Falmouth a couple of weeks ago, just before they closed her down for the season. I seen more blood and killin's in that first Western than I seen both years in Korea. Kids was eatin' popcorn and cheerin' 'em on.”
― Stephen King, ’Salem’s Lot

“When we let ourselves see only what we expect to see," Genji said, "we view the contents of our own minds and miss what is truly before us.”
― Takashi Matsuoka, Kastel Awan Burung Gereja

“Fate is fate," Stark said. "It's there. It doesn't change. We just don't see it until we walk into it. Or it walks into us.”
― Takashi Matsuoka, Kastel Awan Burung Gereja