“Surety is a narcotic which masks the fact that you're dying. Losing it is a gift.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
“And lo, at the moment when she needed it most, she found the force within her. She didn't find it in time to avoid having her head bitten off, but she sure did die enlightened.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
“I am a product of the flames which burnt me; the anvil which forged me; and the will that made me grow formidable instead of breaking.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
“Orcs live in caves. Goblins live in shadows. It's the pain of distance versus the pain of proximity.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
“The person who has never considered “non servium” may have a fatal weakness in the legs. Train yourself to kneel instead of think, and you will not enjoy an opponent who knows how to stand.”
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
― There and Never, Ever Back Again: Diary of a Dark Lord
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