Top 120 Michael J. Sullivan Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “That night there was more than one killer in the forest, the next day a lot more ghosts. – The Book of Brin.”

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102. “Royce is a survivor. You’ve never seen the beast, and he’s lived his whole life in its stomach, yet managed not to be digested.”

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103. “I had always worshiped heroes in stories. I had no idea I was surrounded by them.”

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104. “Wars don’t end by deaths,” Malcom added, “but because someone stops killing.”

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105. “Mouse?” Royce muttered. “I just can’t seem to get rid of this horse, can I?”

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106. “Okay, let’s say you’re a cat and Hadrian’s a dog and you want to make him happy. You give him a dead mouse and are surprised when he isn’t thrilled. The problem is that you need to see the world through the eyes of a dog to understand what’s best for him. If you did, you would see that a nice juicy bone would be a better choice, even though to a cat it’s not very appealing.”

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107. “It’s never good when a tree screams.”

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108. “You sacrificed yourself to save us; good for you, but you only had to do it once.”

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109. “Wouldn’t matter,” Suri said. “Regardless where you’re born, the world has a way of finding you and ruining everything.”

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110. “No god, goddess, or spirit would ever inhabit or employ a chicken.”

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111. “Are you – ” Hadrian began, but stopped. For the first time since their capture, he felt hopeful but thought better of it. He turned to Royce. “Is she being sarcastic? You can usually tell better than I.”

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112. “When something sounds like a giant vomiting up a dwarf, you should not expect sunshine and daisies.”

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113. “Courageous hearts weren’t banned from the breast of women.”

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114. “Royce reached out and deliberately knocked Hadrian’s mug over, spilling the ale across the end of the table and onto the floor. Hadrian pushed away from the table and looked at Royce, surprised. “What’d you do that for?” “You didn’t get wet, did you?” He had a bemused look on his face. “No.” Royce watched the ale drip off the end of the table for a moment. “That’s because I knew where the ale would go. Besides, I need you sober, because if this fails, we might have to kill a lot of people.”

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115. “Plotting was the antithesis of doing. The man who sits and schemes continues to sit while others achieve.”

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116. “Accept that you‘re going to get hurt, that you‘re going to die; embrace it, and you‘ll find the freedom to live.”

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117. “Just another game he played in a world where heroes were legends and honor was a myth.”

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118. “There always seemed to be a better way, except when it came to people. Once broken, people couldn’t be repaired.”

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119. “Freedom, he discovered, had built a greater prison than his family or clan had.”

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120. “Their business was profitable but ugly. Just another game he played in a world where heroes were legends and honor was a myth.”

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121. “You can’t kill Myron, Royce,” Hadrian said, rapidly pulling the monk away as if he had found a child playing with a wild bear. “It would be like killing a puppy.”

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122. “That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out.”

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123. “Steep paths build muscles, know-how, and empathy, an easy one, only indifference.”

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124. “So often I have heard that war is a noble and necessary thing, the answer to many problems. But I have found that when war becomes a reality, peace becomes the noble and necessary thing because there is no problem greater than war.”

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125. “Hadrian was not convinced but knew there was no reason to argue further. Gwen was not the type for debate. Most women he knew invited discussion and even enjoyed arguments, but not Gwen. There was clarity to her thinking that let you know she had already made her own journey to the inevitable conclusion and was just politely waiting there for you to join her. In her own way, she was much like Royce – except for the polite waiting.”

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126. “Well, I did see The Crown Conspiracy while in Colnora. I found the sets pathetic and the orchestration horrible, but the story was good.”

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127. “The two slept most of the next day, waking only when a boy delivered what he thought might be breakfast, or perhaps lunch, but turned out to be the evening meal. The steaming bowls of vegetable stew and round loaf of brown rye arrived along with a note from Arcadius asking them to visit his office after eating and to do so while being seen by as few students as possible. There was a postscript for Royce explaining it was all right if some students saw them. This was underlined twice.”

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128. “That was why nights were so frightening. Without the distraction of light, the doors to other senses were unlocked.”

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129. “Royce had the hearing of a bat. He could practically listen in on what was happening tomorrow.”

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130. “Take my advice: live your life to the fullest. Breathe the air, taste the wine, kiss the girls, and always remember that the tales of another are never as wondrous as your own.”

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