Soulmarked Quotes

“The lies we tell ourselves are the basest of all deceptions. It was something Gareth’s mother liked to say whenever Gareth or one of his brothers tried to justify their mistakes. It was usually followed with: Those who own their actions shall rule the world.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Being cold was part of life as a soldier of the north.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Unlike the stories trapped between the pages of the books he read, his story was one without purpose, without meaning. His was an empty life.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“I must be the bridge between the scholars and the leaders.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“No, he fought for something more difficult to describe. It was muddled hope and a hazy future and the fuzzy image of children running through the streets, laughing and playing and knowing nothing of war or violence.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“it was better to get right to things. Beating around a bush only gave the bush time to grow gnarled branches, thorns, and thick roots. It was better to hack down the bush, pull up the roots, and toss it all into the hottest part of the fire.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Each home has a soul of its own, a melding of the souls of those who live inside”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Don’t give up on yourself when no one else has.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“The new Annise wasn’t selfish. Then why do I have to keep telling myself?”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“That’s how you know your soul is alive,” Tomas said. “The fear is what makes you human. Now come, we have a victory to seize.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Fear is a greater enemy than any other, she realized. Faith is the only shield in dark times.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“When you face the loss of loved ones, you can either curl up in a ball and hide, or you can take it on the chin. With my mother, I chose the ball approach. My father did too. It served neither of us well. Hell, it almost killed us both. I thought it would, but guess what? It didn’t. If anything, we’re stronger now, because we got through it. Because we’re still together, still fighting.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“And this, Roan thought, is the crux of the problem. Those responsible for leading, for commanding armies, for ruling, had no interest in studying the mistakes of their ancestors. The scholars, on the other hand, had their noses stuck so far into their books that they barely noticed the passage of time. The world could be crumbling around them, and they would merely flip to the next page.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Sir Christoff Metz had learned something important: Women complained less and worked harder than men.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Love or kingdom? Happiness or responsibility? Passion or honor? Why did she have to choose? Why couldn’t it be both? Why couldn’t she be both? Because I am queen. Because I chose this. For my people.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Yes, he thought. It does matter and I am different. For what was the point of swimming to the darkest depths of the ocean if you couldn’t rise again and take a breath, see the sunlight shining down? I have to change, he thought. I have to be better, each and every day. We all do.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“And this, Roan thought, is the crux of the problem. Those responsible for leading, for commanding armies, for ruling, had no interest in studying the mistakes of their ancestors. The scholars, on the other hand, had their noses stuck so far into their books that they barely noticed the passage of time. The world could be crumbling around them,”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“But sometimes a person had to discover a thing on their own in order to fully appreciate it.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“None of us are born to be one thing, but many. You were a Shield for a time, but as the seasons change, so shall you. For now, you must be the Sword.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

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― David Estes, Soulmarked

“And this, Roan thought, is the crux of the problem. Those responsible for leading, for commanding armies, for ruling, had no interest in studying the mistakes of their ancestors.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Sometimes belief is more powerful than truth,” she said. “Sometimes imagination rules logic and wisdom.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“you pushed the light away from you, so why does it surprise you when you’re left alone in the dark?”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“In the beginning, there shall be Death and there shall be Light. And they shall be two sides of the same coin.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“In life, we fought, we raged, we conquered worlds without measure. In death, we met the truth with upraised chins, our jaws set. In the eternities, that’s where we loved. Japarti, famous Calypsian poet”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“have to be better, each and every day. We all do.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“Could present goodness wash away past badness?”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“There’s no such thing as a simple life,” she said. “Life, by its very definition, is a complex creature. Anyone who believes otherwise is a fool.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“None of us are born to be one thing, but many.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked

“The lies we tell ourselves are the basest of all deceptions.”
― David Estes, Soulmarked