The Pen and the Sword Quotes

“So, who’s braver? she thought. The man who’s afraid and won’t admit it, or the man who’s afraid, admits it, and still fights?”
― Olan Thorensen, The Pen and the Sword

“Feeling the forces of nature is like getting a glimpse of the power of God.”
― Olan Thorensen, The Pen and the Sword

“Land is just land. It isn’t going anywhere. Land is forever and uncaring. It’s the people and the beliefs that are important. Land given or lost can be retaken. People killed or clans lost are lost forever.”
― Olan Thorensen, The Pen and the Sword

“Arguing with the others once you see they how entrenched are their positions is unlikely to convince them at the time and may have the opposite effect of having them reject anything you say. All you can do is encourage them to”
― Olan Thorensen, The Pen and the Sword

“A wise man knows what he doesn’t know, while a fool knows what isn’t true.’ Another time he referenced a famous scholastic being lauded for his work, who said, ‘If I’ve seen farther, it’s because I stood on the shoulders of giants.”
― Olan Thorensen, The Pen and the Sword