Quotes from Toll the Hounds — Steven Erikson
born 1959 Canada
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She walked alongside him, saying nothing. Thinking. At last, she sighed. 'It is said that only one's will can fight against chaos, that no other weapons are possible.'
Toll the Hounds (2008)
'Necessity, now there's a word to feed every outrage on decency.'
Toll the Hounds (2008)
The righteous will claim sole domain on judgment. The righteous are the first to make hands into fists, the first to shout down dissenters, the first to bully others into compliance.
Toll the Hounds (2008)
‘I can see your reasons, my love. But won’t you get thirsty?’ — Inscription found beneath capstone of household well, Lakefront District, Darujhistan
Toll the Hounds (2008)
Do mortal fools still measure the increments leading to their deaths, wagering pleasures against costs, persisting in the delusion that deeds have value, that the world and all the gods sit in judgment over every decision made or not made?
Toll the Hounds (2008)
Sometimes, mortals did indeed forget. Sometimes, mortals needed ... reminding.
Toll the Hounds (2008)