Age of Empyre Quotes

“That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Wars don't end by deaths," Malcom added, "but because someone stops killing.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Steep paths build muscles, know-how, and empathy, an easy one, only indifference.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“When going forward doesn't get you where you need to be, going back will at least keep you moving”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Life is full of risk, Nolyn, but you should never let that hold you back. You can’t let fear stop you from living. Just make certain the chances you take are worth the risk.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“I had always worshiped heroes in stories. I had no idea I was surrounded by them.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“All too often, that which we are most certain of is that which we are most wrong about; and that which we are wrong about can change everything.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“But I don’t know of a single thing that stops being. Trees seem to die, but they come back. Even after they fall down, new shoots spring up. Creeks dry up but return with the rain. When Tura passed away, I burned her body, but there were still ashes that drifted on the winds. And the stars are always there, following the same course they have always travelled. It’s like they take a trip each year and then return. The moon is the same way, it just takes shorter, more frequent, trips.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Maybe Eton wanted to be done with it all, but perhaps he understood that for a child to grow up, he needs to first be granted the ability to fail, and having failed, the opportunity to learn from it.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“You’re a wee scunner, aren’t you? Why don’t you awa’ an bile yer heid, ya wee jobbie.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“For a time I did hate him, but for me, hate is difficult. Hate is like holding your hands over your head on a dare. You can do it for a long time, sure, but it does get tiring and bothersome after a while. It’s not possible to do much with your hands over your head, and given enough time, you wonder why you are inconveniencing yourself. You question what is to be gained, and then you feel just plain silly.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Dying is easy. Anyone can do that,” Suri said. “Living—going on after you’ve lost those you love, having to face each new day under the weight of their absence—is what’s hard. You have to witness a sun that is never again as bright and hear music that is no longer cheerful. Eating food will never fully satisfy, and you wake each morning to a shattered world that can never again be whole. Despite all this, you have to find a reason to breathe, to move.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“That’s what propaganda is: taking away some truths and emphasizing others in order to warp reality to tell the story you want others to believe. Your book is what Turin wants the world to accept.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“I discovered that age isn’t measured in years, but rather by the roads we travel. Steep paths build muscles, know-how, and empathy, an easy one, only indifference. You”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“That was one of the benefits of being pitiful: He lacked the opportunity to be an ass.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Revolution is for the young, she considered before remembering the tragic fates of Makareta and Aiden. No, that’s not true. The young are too foolish. Although the youthful benefited from drive, ambition, and an unwavering faith in their ideals, having those tools wasn’t enough. Experience was an essential missing ingredient. The young hadn’t seen enough to understand how the world worked. They took everything at face value because that was the entirety of their reality, and that limitation locked the door to alternative possibilities.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“I am evil.”
“You were not born that way.”
“But I became so.”
“Yes, which means you have the power to unbecome it.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“Problems were like crowds of people. If a few gathered, several more would surely come. And this pattern wasn’t limited to problems. Big events of any sort held an attractive, cumulative aspect. If you plan for something important, then you’re guaranteed that a host of unexpected things will pop up, as if major events could only happen at precise moments, so as many incidents as possible squeezed their way in simultaneously.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“But . . . not all bad things are bad for you, and not all good things are good.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“But misery was a sickness that insisted on spreading, and, like a drowning man, he was willing to shove her under to lift himself up.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre

“All too often, that which we are most certain of is that which we are the most wrong about; and that which we are wrong about can change everything.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre