General Quotes

“إن الأدب يؤدي إلي تغيير إنساني يجعل الإنسان أكثر رقيا وأكثر رحابة ويعمل علي زيادة معرفة النفس البشرية، كما يجعل الإنسان يفهم الآخرين قبل الحكم عليهم”
― علاء الأسواني

“Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings –”
― Simona Panova, Nightmarish Sacrifice

“There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;
(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;
(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;
(4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;
(5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him.”
― Walter Mosley, The Long Fall

“So, you know that group up there in the Planetarium then?’ The pistol continued. ‘Hey they say it’s a small world.’
     ‘Are they alright?’ asked Semilla darting forward.
     ‘Yeah, they’re all fine, apart from the President he’s rather dead actually, oh and one of the lampposts I’m afraid he copped it too.’
     Baz’s beacon flickered with emotion. ‘Which one?’ he asked.
     ‘There was only one President as far as I know,’ said the pistol indifferently.”
― A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs, jolted by every pebble in the road.”
― Henry Ward Beecher

“Later, I would understand more fully how deep and enduring the love of a mother for her child can be, but at that time, I just knew she felt something coming, something dangerous.”
― Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

“I don’t think so, said the captain. Their ship is clearly outfitted with weapons systems that it did not have when it left Terrene over 600 years ago. And they are pointed directly at us.”
― Steven Decker, The Balance of Time

“We do not sleep,” said Aya. “These bodies do not require it. All they need is food to provide them with energy. Sleep is not needed.”
― Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

“Now I’m not blaming anything on her—I take full responsibility for my own actions— but it was Annette’s betrayal that began my slow spin downward to insanity.  ”
― Steven Decker, Addicted to Time

“Everyone on Earth knows there’s no love as strong as a mother’s love. ”
― Steven Decker, Child of Another Kind

“We know about the wildlife for God’s sake!” screamed Aideen. “We’re being attacked by a feckin’ pack of chimpanzees right now! Get us out of here!”
― Steven Decker, The Balance of Time

“In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God.”
― Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile

“Around two or three times a year, we would notice the wind blowing harder than usual, which meant a giant wave was coming.”
― Steven Decker, Addicted to Time

“There are no more worlds to conquer!”
― Alexander the Great

“if you want your name to be remembered after your death either do something worth writing or write some thing worth reading”
― Abraham Lincoln

“You have a life; make a success of it.”
― Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

“I’ll talk to him any way I want to. Sure, you could try roughing me up, but you might want to stop and think about that, because you won’t always be in that uniform, and you won’t always have your buddies around, and this island—well, it’s an island. If you don’t know it as well as we do, and you don’t know the places to avoid, such as the beaches the pleurodons like, let’s just say a man with enemies could find life a little tricky here.” He stared the man down.
“Are you threatening me, Grover?”
“Not a threat. Just a warning. This planet is a wild, untamed place. It can be harsh and cruel when you least expect it.”
― Patrick G Cox, First into the Fray

“FYI, women think glasses are a sign of brains, and also, they're sexy.”
― Jill Shavis, Simply Irresistable

“Creativeness is the only thing that shows our imagination”
― Dim Godswill

“Some people wallow in that sort of tragedy. They let tragedy define their whole lives.”
― S.W. Clemens, The Seal Cove Theoretical Society

“As Yelendi Dysson watched, an unaccustomed feeling of pride welled up within her. She’d had a small hand in building this magnificent ship, albeit one intended to reduce her effectiveness. “She’s beautiful,” she murmured.
Theresa smiled. “Impressive.” She studied the long, lean hull with four great fins extending above, below and on either side of the hull. The weapons emplacements looked almost innocuous at this distance. As they watched, interceptors emerged from the lateral fins and formed a defensive screen that surrounded the ship in the front and on both sides, while others broke away and flew toward the yacht.
Timms said, “Looks like the flyboys are going to give us a fly past.” He grinned in anticipation.
Yelendi sucked in a breath. “First time I’ve seen her complete like this. She’s beautiful in a rather strange way. Long and sleek—she exudes a sort of quiet menace, and at the same time she has a graceful elegance …”
― Patrick G Cox, First into the Fray

“First Cassian and Azriel appeared in the doorway. The High Lord's general and shadowsinger- and the most powerful Illyrians in history.

They were not the males I had come to know.

Clad in battle-black that hugged their muscled forms, their armour was intricate, scaled- their shoulders impossibly broader, their faces a portrait of unfeeling brutality. They reminded me, somehow, of the ebony beasts carved into the pillars they passed.

More siphons, I realised, glimmered in addition to the ones atop each of their hands. A Siphon in the centre of their chest. One on either shoulder. One on either knee.

For a moment, my knees quaked, and I understood what the camplords had feared in them. If one Siphon was what most Illyrians needed to handle their killing power... Cassian and Azriel had seven each. Seven.

The courtiers had the good sense to back away a step as Cassian and Azriel strolled through the crowd, toward the dais. Their wings gleamed, the talons at the apex sharp enough to pierce air- like they'd honed them.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“Don’t wait for the perfect time to go after your dreams. There is never a perfect time. Just get on with it, and when you achieve one dream, always have another waiting in the wings. There’s nothing worse than having no goal, nothing to strive for.”
― S.W. Clemens, The Seal Cove Theoretical Society

“Their choice is clear. Stop fighting, turn in your weapons, declare allegiance to our 'New' Republic, and abide forever in peace and security in accordance with the Will of the People. Or... be destroyed.”
― C. Elmon Meade, The Demagogue Wars

“Life was calculated by our decisions.
Decisions were calculated by our life.”
― Michael Patsanis

“From a lunatics perspective.”
― Michael Patsanis

“The police have a serious quality control issue with the general public.”
― Steven Magee

“I am suspicious of police officers due to the extensively documented corrupt activities they engage in with the general public.”
― Steven Magee

“General?" I wasn't listening as I finished the final inspection of the Living quarters.
"I don't like this." They kept muttering while I continued to check their weapon maintenance and uniforms.
"I'm scared."
"If you're scared of the general's smile, I think you'll shit your pants to see him laugh." Maxus taunted the younger recruits. "But none of that is as bad as when you disrespect him, so shut the fuck up!”
― E.V. Drake, Elves of Fate: Denial