The Way of Kings
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2025-08-17 11:14:11
[The] purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.
2025-01-21 12:28:22
If I should die… then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the destination that matters, but how one arrives there.
2025-01-19 10:38:21
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination
2025-01-19 10:36:13
When we are young, we want simple answers. There is no greater indication of youth, perhaps, than the desire for everything to be as it should. As it has ever been.
The older we grow, the more we question. We begin to ask why. And yet, we still want the answers to be simple. We assume that the people around us—adults, leaders—will have those answers. Whatever they give often satisfies us.
…as we age. Indeed, it seems to me that aging, wisdom, and wondering are synonymous. The older we grow, the more likely we are to reject the simple answers. Unless someone gets in our way and demands they be accepted regardless.
2025-01-19 10:31:20
A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
2025-01-19 10:28:22
Respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things just start to smell.
