The Heart of What Was Lost Quotes

“We survive. But when survival is the only goal, what do the survivors become? This”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“I pray that I lose my voice before my tongue ever shames me.”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“Listen. We have always had Sacrifices and they have always done their duty without question. But in the days and years ahead, we need something different. We need Builders”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“We call darkness our friend, but when the elders tell us stories of the Garden, they talk of the holy, unending light that was there. How did shadows become our only dwelling?”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“But at this moment, after all we’ve seen and done, I think it would be nice to watch things grow.”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“Wars don't end, he thought suddenly. They become stories, told to children. They become causes that are taken up by those who were not even born when the war started. But they don't end.
We are a fierce race, we men. We will give up even our short, precious lives for revenge---no, for justice. No wonder the immortals fear us.”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“Wars don't end, he thought suddenly. They become stories, told to children. They become causes that are taken up by those who were not even born when the war started. But the don't end.
We are a fierce race, we men. We will give up even our short, precious lives for revenge---no, for justice. No wonder the immortals fear us.”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“Excess of anything is hard to hide—joy, anger, sorrow. And when you reveal yourself, you reveal yourself to your enemies as well as your allies.”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost

“What is it you want, fairy woman?” he asked at last. “I have dead men to burn and a siege to finish.” Ayaminu”
― Tad Williams, The Heart of What Was Lost