It was a defeat, resorting to crude threats in a game of subtlety, but sometimes one must sacrifice a battle to win the war.
Mark LawrenceSometime, It's easier to love someone with flaws you can forgive in return for them forgiving yours.
Mark LawrenceWhen you're in a dark place, and your light is going to run out before too long, you get on with things. It's a wonder to me how few people apply that same logic to their lives.
Mark LawrenceThere is no sound more annoying than the chatter of a child, and none more sad than the silence they leave when they are gone.
Mark LawrenceIt never pays to walk blindly. Especially not in your own castle where familiarity hides so much - even when we have the eyes to see.
Mark LawrenceWeโre built of contradictions, all of us. Itโs those opposing forces that give us strength, like an arch, each block pressing the next. Give me a man whose parts are all aligned in agreement and Iโll show you madness. We walk a narrow path, insanity to each side. A man without contradictions to balance him will soon veer off.
Mark Lawrence