Ilse Witch Quotes

“We live our lives hiding from the things that displease and discomfort us. We reinvent ourselves and our history, constantly placing things in a light most favorable to us. It is in the nature of mankind to do this. Mostly, our deceptions are small ones. But they gather weight through numbers, and having them revealed all at once can be crushing. As well, there are larger truths that, exposed, seem more than we can bear, and so we hide them most carefully.”
― Terry Brooks, Ilse Witch

“Because life's dictates did not allow for quick and easy distinctions between right and wrong or good and bad. Choices were made between shades of gray, and there was healing and harm to be weighed on both sides of each.”
― Terry Brooks, Ilse Witch

“Life went on, no matter the magnitude of the events that influenced it.”
― Terry Brooks, Ilse Witch

“Past, present, and future, the symbiosis of our lives," the old man continued quietly, gently. "Our birth, our life, our death, all tied into a single package that we spend our time on this earth unwrapping. Sometimes we see clearly what it is we are looking at. Sometimes we do not. Sometimes things happen to distract or deceive us, and we must look more carefully at what it is we hold.”
― Terry Brooks, Ilse Witch

“First bring strength to bear, then reason. Power commanded respect, and respect provided a platform from which to enjoin reason.”
― Terry Brooks, Ilse Witch