Colors of Chaos Quotes

“The end is always the same. That's why what we do does matter. Good or bad, we die. If we bring some light and prosperity into the world, isn't that better than there being less light?”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Colors of Chaos

“Each man and woman wants rules that are suited for them. Can we have a thousand sets of rules in a town of a thousand? Even fifty sets of rules in a village? It’s better to have a few absolute rules than many that attempt to deal with all that may befall people.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Colors of Chaos

“The snare of power is that you think you do it for prosperity for all when it is for your own benefit.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Colors of Chaos

“...peacekeeping is based upon keeping harmony among people...yet people though they look similar may not react in the same fashion when confronted by a patroller...or especially a Patrol mage...bi nman may encroach upon the person or property of another save with the express permission of the Council unless some person has been observed breaking the peace and flees...nor may any patroller enter the dwelling of any family, save as invited, or in pursuit of an observed peacebreaker or with the permission of he Council...a patroller or Patrol mage who breaks the peace will be judged by the Council...”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Colors of Chaos

“All enemies are not those who are the most convenient to name.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Colors of Chaos

“The idea of ‘truth’ is one of the most dangerous tools any ruler can use. The only problem is that declaring that there is no such thing as truth is even worse. Then people have no anchor and nothing to believe in.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., Colors of Chaos