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Men who were used to subordinating others to their wills were invariably surprised by rebellion—as though this imaginary prison they created was, in fact, real.

— Sean Russell Sea Without a Shore (1996)

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“They say wine will kill you slowly.” He nodded his head solemnly. “But that’s all right, we’re in no hurry.”

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The only thing of which we can be sure—time passes—everything else is vanity.

Sea Without a Shore (1996)

To wait for life is the pathway to death.

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No man of the first rank is ever satisfied with his accomplishments, no matter what others make of them.

World Without End (1995)

If a man’s deeds do not outlive him, of what value is a mark in stone?

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