The Clockwork God Quotes

“You can’t fix anything if you won’t even admit something’s wrong.” “It’s tempting to blame ignorance,” said Socrates, “to believe they don’t know any better. But when a wrong is committed and men turn away, it is most often not out of ignorance but pride. Of all mankind’s emotions, it is pride that most often leads to their downfall.”
― Jamie Sedgwick, The Clockwork God

“You can’t fix anything if you won’t even admit something’s wrong.”
― Jamie Sedgwick, The Clockwork God

“Socrates twisted his head to stare at her. “They see what they choose,” he said. “Or rather, they don’t see what they choose not to. Men are fickle creatures. They will happily believe a lie that promises what they want, rather than see a truth that doesn’t.”
― Jamie Sedgwick, The Clockwork God

“Men don’t overthrow governments just to create a vacuum. They do it to acquire power.”
― Jamie Sedgwick, The Clockwork God