The Tyranny of Faith Quotes

“They just gleefully spouted mistruths that were so outrageous and stupid there was no way to properly engage with them.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“Death is the reward for hope.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“Forgive me; I was taking my cue from you. I thought we had reached the point in the session where we simply spoke whatever nonsense entered our brains.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“The father of misfortune sires many children.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“About his feet was a large pool of fresh blood – and crushed to a fine paste between the shut gates, like a burst sausage, was a body. A single green eye, hanging from a smear of gore, looked out accusingly at us from the gap.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“A soundless explosion of light and pressure the way a deaf man would experience a thunderstorm.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“History is neat. It is packaged, artificially broken up into epochs, and dissected remotely, both geographically and temporally, with the benefit of long hindsight. The reality of living through these turbulent times was much different. Matters are insidious. They build up over time, like small pieces of wood being chipped out of a supporting beam. Complexities and nuances are lost in the retelling of the story.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“The battlefield is a brutal thing. There is nothing like it. In the heat and rage of it, the men are your sworn enemy. Then… after it all, you stop and think, and you realise they are just lads, like you. Frightened lads. And then you are filled with a deep regret that does not fade.”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith

“Stupidity loves company, whilst wisdom must prepare for a lifetime of solitude.” SIR WILLIAM THE HONEST”
― Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith