The Power That Preserves Quotes

“You did not cause his despair. Had you treated him with distrust, you would have achieved nothing but the confirmation of his distress. Distrust—vindicates itself.”
― Stephen R. Donaldson, Power That Preserves

“He had no idea where he was headed, but he knew he had to go. On each breath that panted through his locked teeth, he whispered hate as if it were a question.”
― Stephen R. Donaldson, Power That Preserves

“he swept aside all his self-restraints and turned to his secret understanding of desecration. That secret contained might—might which the Lords had failed to discover because of their Oath of Peace—might which could be used to preserve as well as destroy. Despair was not the only unlocking emotion.”
― Stephen R. Donaldson, Power That Preserves

“Destruction was easier than preservation, and when destruction had risen high enough, mere men and women could not be condemned if they failed to throw back the tide.”
― Stephen R. Donaldson, Power That Preserves

“Abruptly Loerya joined the probing. “And if there is no Creator? Or if the creation is untended?” “Then who is there to reproach us? We provide the meaning of our own lives. If we serve the Land purely to the furthest limit of our abilities, what more can we ask of ourselves?”
― Stephen R. Donaldson, Power That Preserves