This was how you wound up in the Inquisition. When you stopped being able to see any difference between Light Ones and Dark Ones. When for you, people weren't even a flock of sheep, but just a handful of spiders in a glass jar. When you stopped believing in the future, and all you wanted to do was preserve the status quo. For yourself. For those few individuals who were still dear to you.
Sergei LukyanenkoIll-considered but well-intentioned actions do more good that actions that are well-considered but cruel.
Sergei LukyanenkoLove was something different. Love was pure delight, a fountain of emotions, sensual delights, and enjoying spending time together.
Sergei LukyanenkoThat's how myths are born. Out of our carelessness, out of our tattered nerves, out of jokes that go wrong and flashy gestures.
Sergei Lukyanenko