L.E. Modesitt Jr. quotes
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“Deities are invented by fallible and finite beings in the hope and desire to create immortal perfection; unfortunately, such deities only reflect their creators and inspire their followers to similar imperfections.”
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“Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “The Magic of Recluce”, p.378, Macmillan
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“If you do good because you expect to be rewarded, it is greed.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “Wellspring of Chaos”, p.74, Macmillan
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“Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “The Parafaith War”, p.149, Macmillan
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“Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “The Parafaith War”, p.168, Macmillan
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“Hatred is a form of faith, distilled by passion to remove all rationality.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “The Elysium Commission”, p.141, Macmillan
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“Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “Ordermaster”, p.265, Macmillan
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“Most people don’t care who rules, as long as their lives don’t change.”
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“While every new fantasy author is hailed as unique, new, and different, Brandon Sanderson's ELANTRIS does indeed provide an absorbing adventure in a unique, different, and well-thought-out fantasy world, with a few nifty twists as well.”
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“To that which is born, death is certain; to that which is dead, birth is certain.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “Gravity Dreams”, p.11, Macmillan
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“Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.”
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“Most people don’t care who rules, as long as their lives don’t change.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2007). “The Spellsong War: The Second Book of the Spellsong Cycle”, p.555, Macmillan
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“No society that places the individual above itself will survive; but neither will any society that places the individual below itself.”
-- L.E. Modesitt Jr.Source : L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (2010). “Gravity Dreams”, p.152, Macmillan
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