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“If your enemy comes to speak bearing a sword, open your door to him and speak, but keep your own sword at hand. If he comes to you empty-handed, greet him the same way. But if he comes to you bearing gifts, stand on your walls and cast stones down on him.”
― The Dragonbone Chair
― The Dragonbone Chair
“A man whose wisdom is true does not sit in waiting for the world to come at him piece by piece for proving its existence!”
― The Dragonbone Chair
― The Dragonbone Chair
“God gives us all youth, and the takes it away again. What have you gained to offset that loss? Patience? Perhaps a little wisdom? Then be patient, and perhaps you'll also be wise. (Miriamele)”
― The Witchwood Crown
― The Witchwood Crown
“Pogroms need no reason, sir, none that can weather challenge, in any case. Difference in kind is the first recognition, the only one needed, in fact. Land, domination, pre-emptive attacks – all just excuses, mundane justifications that do nothing but disguise the simple distinction. They are not us. We are not them.”
― Deadhouse Gates
― Deadhouse Gates
“Children are dying.'
Lull nodded. 'That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words. Quote me, Duiker, and your work's done.'
The bastard's right. Economics, ethics, the games of the gods - all within that single, tragic statement. I'll quote you, soldier. Be assured of that.”
― Deadhouse Gates
Lull nodded. 'That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words. Quote me, Duiker, and your work's done.'
The bastard's right. Economics, ethics, the games of the gods - all within that single, tragic statement. I'll quote you, soldier. Be assured of that.”
― Deadhouse Gates
Jonas’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jonas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
37 books
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7 friends
337 books
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25 friends
41 books
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2 friends
57 books
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2 friends
44 books
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4 friends
144 books
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1 friend
107 books
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10 friends
Favorite Genres
Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Psychology, Science fiction, Sports, Thriller, and epic-fantasy
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