Waybound Quotes

“Thank you,” Eithan said quietly. The embrace continued until Lindon realized Eithan’s back was shaking. The man was sobbing, as Lindon had only seen him once before: when the sky turned black. He pushed back, trying to see Eithan’s face. “Eithan? Are you okay?” Tears streamed down Eithan’s cheeks, and he forced a smile. “I just…I wasn’t prepared…to be so proud.” He ruffled Lindon’s hair. “You used my shampoo.” Involuntarily, Lindon let out a laugh. “I did it!” Eithan cried. “I have cracked the stone-faced man! It shall go down in history as one of my greatest feats. And look!” He ruffled Lindon’s hair again. “So silky smooth! Such volume! Truly, this is my apprentice.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“A common misunderstanding. You can bring joy to others even when you don’t feel it yourself.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Just because something has always happened doesn’t mean it always will.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“To you, for reading this far. Thank you for walking this Path with me all the way to the end.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“[It’s every parent’s dream to see their little boy grow into such a fine young Dreadgod.] “You’re not my parent.” [Well, I don’t like your parents, so I choose to replace them.]”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“I have received more help than anyone in the universe. Even most of my power is stolen. There’s nothing noble about doing everything yourself. You just have to do your best to honor the help you’ve gotten.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“It was my mother’s name.” Dross paused for a moment. […I feel like I’m supposed to compliment the name now, but I still don’t like it.]”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Ziel’s muttered voice sounded like it was coming from next to Lindon’s ear. “Advance to Archlord, he’s a Sage. Advance to Sage, he’s a Dreadgod. Advance to Monarch, he’s off to kill a Dreadgod on his own.” A moment passed, and then Ziel’s voice came again. “Dross? You didn’t send that to him, did you?”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Your brain is like…have you ever filled an eggshell with so much egg that it cracks from the inside?] “No,” Orthos said. “No one ever has.” [I find that unlikely.]”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Not a single word of the man’s sentence was familiar to Lindon. It almost didn’t sound like speech. Dross? Lindon asked. [Did you expect me to be able to translate that?] Dross asked blankly. I hoped that maybe, with a deeper connection to the Way… [This is a world I’ve never heard of. The man says five words, and you expect me to have reverse-engineered an entire alien language.]”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“It wasn’t his job to give her answers she liked.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“time is our most precious resource.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“[I’ll give you some points!] Dross offered, which Lindon thought was irresponsible. There was no points system in place, so that wasn’t a promise he could honor.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“A dragon does not hesitate!” the turtle roared. “She decides her goals and she seizes them! A dragon does not surrender!”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“What kind of predator choked on his prey?”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Its blade shone gold and white,”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“The reborn Wavedancer leaped from his soulspace.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“He wasn’t allowed in here except on special occasions. Usually, it was locked to him because it was filled with dangerous things. Which was exactly why he kept his eyes wide and looked in every direction. Dangerous things tended to be amazing.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Please remember that self-replicating undead soldiers are not good weapons. Please remember that. I don’t know why you thought it was a good idea in the first place.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“This was the man he’d been.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“This was a creature of pure rage and pain. It hated everything, and wanted to destroy anything it could reach. Itself, perhaps, most of all.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Insight could not be forced, but it could be taught.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“instead she just let the never-ending nightmare flow around her. It didn’t touch her as much as it had before.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“felt the need to out-perform. To be seen. She would put her all into her tasks, and she would either accomplish them or fail after so much effort that she could not be blamed.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“The heavens had only made him responsible for one life, and that was already a heavy burden to bear.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“Oh, right. Is this how you feel when I put you on the spot? This feels bad!” “Cuts both ways, doesn’t it?” “You should still ask me, though! We don’t talk enough!”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“If he wanted to do the impossible, he couldn’t shy away from a little pain.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“He lifted himself into the air on streams of aura, grinning a manic blood-stained grin. He opened his mouth to speak. Then Yerin cut him in half. “Nope,” she said. “Not waiting for that.”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“[That’s a great idea! Let’s stay and examine it instead of helping Mercy.] “Apologies, Mercy. I was distracted.” [No, I was serious, this is way more interesting.]”
― Will Wight, Waybound

“I told you, I’m not there yet! Touching an Icon is not as easy as you made it look.” “She’s almost there,” Yerin said confidently. “I’m not!” “She’ll be taking her pick of Sage or Herald. Can’t lie and say I’m not concerned about Orthos and Blue, but I don’t have an ounce of worry about her.” “Worry about me!”
― Will Wight, Waybound