Of Empires and Dust Quotes

“We never truly lose the ones we love. They stay with us in everything we do. Those who affect us so deeply leave imprints that cannot be removed. We are who we are because of who we’ve loved and who we’ve lost – those things we do not decide. So never be afraid. Live boldly, love fiercely, and forgive quickly. Life is too short for anything else.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“Every soul has a thousand lives not lived, born of a thousand choices not made and a thousand paths not walked, Eltoar. We must not dwell on those other lives. They are ghosts, and if we let them, they will haunt us. Look forward. There are more choices to make, more paths to walk, more life to live.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“Kerathlin.” Rist had read of them in Devastating Creatures: Claw”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“You are the fire that kept my heart warm on the coldest of nights. You are the reason I want to be a better man.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

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― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“That true art was not something that simply existed in perfection, but something that came alive because of the flaws that made it unique.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“To survive is not to live,”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“there are things we can control and things we can’t. And that it’s best not to dwell on the things we can’t because they’ll drive us mad.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“It’s a strange thing. You can go without laying eyes on someone for years and think little on it, but when you know you’ll never see them again, everything is different…”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“is the moon that gives the stars permission to shine.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“If we’d known…” “Nothing would have changed. Be wary of that path, Calen. The past is set in stone. It is immutable. Look forwards.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“Pride exists to be swallowed.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“So tonight let us dine like gods. And come the morning, I will earn your trust in the blood of your enemies.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust

“But a soul that could persevere despite all odds could overcome anything.”
― Ryan Cahill, Of Empires and Dust