This Used To Be About Dungeons Quotes

“There was a book she’d read once, the one that had firmly put her off Qymmos, Variations on the Standard Relationship, which attempted to catalog first what a relationship was, then all the axes along which it could be measured, and then the approximate clusters into which the space of all relationships could be divided. It wasn’t blisteringly stupid, but it was stupid, and Hannah had walked away from the book with rather the opposite opinion than the book seemed to be putting forward: classifying relationships was, in fact, pretty worthless.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“There was a sense of loss that came from exiting a dungeon, a sense that the dream was over and real life had to resume.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“The entire reason she’d taken him up on a meeting after the dungeon escape was because he was a bit cocky and sure of himself, with a boisterous confidence that had its own particular charm. Strong, sure hands, that was what she saw in him, and here he was, trying to make sure that he hadn’t hurt her feelings or some such. It was nice, but she wasn’t in it for the niceness, and if he turned tentative and cautious, it felt like it was better to call the whole thing off.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“You’re third elevation,” said Alfric. “I checked with the censusmaster yesterday.” “Really?” asked Mizuki. She looked at her hands. “I don’t feel any different.” Alfric shrugged, then grinned at her. “Must be bunk.” Mizuki smiled at him. “You’re actually decently funny, I don’t know if I ever told you that.” “Oh, being funny is pretty easy,” said Alfric. “It’s just a matter of doing the research and putting in the effort.” Mizuki burst out into laughter, though Alfric hadn’t actually been joking. He’d read a book, On Humor, that he thought had really helped him.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“Alfric had the feeling they were both telling each other things they already knew as a way of making their points, and he didn’t particularly like it. All he needed was his father’s support, really. It would have been so nice to hear ‘I’ll take care of it, Alfric’.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“Isra pondered that—not the question of what a pig was, which seemed like a silly question, but the question of whether such questions tugged at her in some weird way, above and beyond what other people thought of them.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“It was a change, for the children, seeing so much more of me,” said Ria. “Especially at the beginning, I didn’t properly understand how much they’d been enjoying their space and their chances for adventure. They’d been taught self-reliance and all of a sudden here was their mother attempting to do things for them, getting involved in their business, offering advice… Well, it was a bit much. I’d like to think that I’m doing better now, but it’s hard to say.” It was shockingly candid for an adult to be saying such things to Verity. It felt nice though. “Thank you for speaking with me,” Verity nodded.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“I was raised to be courteous and polite, but not kind.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“ said Isra. Her saying that made Mizuki feel a little pleasantly warm. It was true, obviously, but maybe she also liked that Isra appreciated Alfric. Hannah laughed. ”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“Anyone sounds reasonable from their own point of view, if you listen to their version of the story,” said Verity. “The lesson, then, is to just not listen.” Mizuki laughed, and Verity gave a little smile. “I’m halfway serious. It’s how I eventually ended up dealing with my parents.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“But it’s said that no one alive can quite grasp how horrible the world once was, and I’m inclined to agree with that sentiment.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2

“There was, among the clerical order of Garos, a tendency toward performative symmetry, a term seen only in a very few texts within the grand libraries of the seminary. In the eyes of Garos, things which were more symmetrical were better, but clerics and the laity didn’t have eyes nearly so good as a god’s. As a consequence, there emerged a natural focus on those elements of symmetry which were conspicuous, obvious to even the lay people, visible. It wasn’t just about whether something was symmetrical, it was about whether it looked symmetrical, and more, whether it looked like you had really gone out of your way and suffered some hardship to get it like that.”
― Alexander Wales, This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 2