Insight, then. Wisdom. The quest for knowledge, the derivation of theorems, science and technology and all those exclusively human pursuits that must surely rest on a conscious foundation. Maybe that's what sentience would be for — if scientific breakthroughs didn't spring fully-formed from the subconscious mind, manifest themselves in dreams, as full-blown insights after a deep night's sleep. It's the most basic rule of the stymied researcher: stop thinking about the problem. Do something else. It will come to you if you just stop being conscious of it.
Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.
Perfect is a stereotype
What’s the point in having a mind if you don’t use it to make judgments?’ ‘What’s the point in having a heart if you don’t use it to spare others from the harsh judgments of your mind?
You could rattle the stars,’ she whispered. ‘You could do anything, if you only dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.
"Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful."
Approach everyone in a silent mysterious manner so they cannot easily define you. People are more attracted to the mysterious than the obvious.
“So call Aelin a murderer and a thief and a liar. Call her a bitch-queen and a fire-breather. But forgive me if I take it upon myself to be the judge of those things when I meet her. Which I will do.”
We are all barnacles on the container ship of consciousness
When life puts you down, it puts you down for a reason not because it hates you.
For me personally, The Organic Creative Process helped me to discover what kind of actor I want to be; but this is a process that goes beyond acting. It actually revealed to me what I want to do in my life and that I have to work hard to make it real.
There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
"Everyone has a darker nature. Everyone. Good men fear it, evil men embrace it."
Don't let the muggles get you down
Who is this woman? Hair like fire, Wise eyes like owl eyes, Strong hands like a warrior's.
"If you want to know what a man is like, take a look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
"I see a world on the edge of a blade. Without balance, it will fall."
Flame and shadow. One cannot exist without the other.