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A beggar's mistake harms no one but the beggar. A king's mistake, however, harms everyone but the king. Too often, the measure of power lies not in the number who obey your will, but in the number who suffer for your stupidity.

--Scott Bakker, the Judging Eye

His books have quotes like this at the beginning of every chapter, part of why I love them.
Cold silence has a tendency
to atrophy any sense of compassion
between supposed lovers.
Between supposed brothers.
Old Posted 05-14-2011, 12:45 PM Reply With Quote