The Fires of Thresh Quotes

“Time changes all things, my friend,” Eli said softly. There was a touch of sadness in his tone. “What is strong as iron or steel today rusts tomorrow, crumbles to ash and ruin in due course. What is feared now might very well be forgotten in … say, a century, spoken of only in the histories and legend. It is one of the reasons why my people are slow to act, slow to commit, for we have learned that our goals can be frequently achieved through patience and … the passage of time.” “Waiting”
― Marc Alan Edelheit, The Fires of Thresh: Book 4