“All that I wanted, I receivedAll that I dreamed, I achievedAll that I feared, I conqueredAll that I hated, I destroyedAll that I loved, I savedAnd so, I lay down my head weary with despair, for; All that I needed, I lost”
―
James Islington,
The Shadow of What Was Lost
“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable - but that's not faith. Nor is believing in something that gives you no pause for doubt, no reason or desire to question. Faith is something more than that. By definition, it cannot have proof as its foundation.” ― James Islington, The Shadow Of What Was Lost
“The lesser of two evils, or the greater good. Get a good man to utter either of those phrases, and there is no one more eager to begin perpetrating evil.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“I’m telling you that you should doubt—as I do my own beliefs. The day on which you decide not to question what you believe, is the day that you start making excuses for why you believe it.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“Everyone has a darker nature, Caeden. Everyone. Good men fear it, and evil men embrace it.” ― James Islington, The Shadow of What Was Lost
“Faithful people suffer and evil people prosper all the time [...]. Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment--eternal or otherwise--then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love. That is where so many people go wrong, even those who say they believe [...]. They obey because the think it will make their *lives* better, rather than *themselves*. And that is very much the wrong reason.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“The people with whom we are friends should never affect our morality;rather, our morality should affect with whom we are friends.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“For I did not know which was harder to bear: The echo of her passing, or the long silence that followed.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason. They will always start with the lightest shade of gray. They so often use what seems like a good cause.""You don't think it's possible that a little gray is what's needed, sometimes?" asked Davian.Raleth snorted."No," he said severely. "Gray is the color of cowardice and ignorance and sheer laziness, Davian--never let anyone tell you otherwise. If something is not clearly right or wrong then it bears actually *figuring out* which one it is, not dismissal into some nebulous third category. If you have a basis for your morality, a foundation for it, then there will always be an answer--and if you do not, then trying to decide whether *anything* is right or wrong is an exercise in futility and irrelevance.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable - but that's not faith.” ― James Islington, The Shadow Of What Was Lost
“Because it is like… like listening to a piece of music and judging the composer by how skillfully the musician is playing it. The question that needs answering isn’t ever ‘who acts better.’ It is easy to seize upon the worst of groups—but every group is a collection of individuals, and every individual is flawed. Some are contrary, some are outright liars when they say that they believe in something. So every action has to be assessed against what someone claims they believe, not simply seen as a result of it.” He shrugged. “Does that make sense? You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Everyone has a darker nature, Caeden. Everyone. Good men fear it, and evil men embrace it. Good men are still tempted to do the wrong thing, but they resist those urges” ― James Islington, The Shadow of What Was Lost
“It’s not enough to fight for the right side. You have to figure out how to fight the right way, too. If winning is truly all that matters, then we’ve lost sight of what’s actually right and wrong in the first place.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Your choices, Tal. Always your choices. Influences don't get blame or credit” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.” ― James Islington, The Will of the Many
“Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason. They will always start with the lightest shade of gray. They so often use what seems like a good cause.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment—eternal or otherwise—then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“The danger of evil, the purpose of evil, is that it causes those who would oppose it to become evil also.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“Only for a great love would he take such a risk.” ― James Islington, The Shadow Of What Was Lost
“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable - but that's not faith. Nor is believing in something that gives you no pause for doubt, no reason or desire to question. Faith is something more than that. By definition, it cannot have proof as its foundation.” ― James Islington, The Shadow Of What Was Lost
“The lesser of two evils, or the greater good. Get a good man to utter either of those phrases, and there is no one more eager to begin perpetrating evil.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“I’m telling you that you should doubt—as I do my own beliefs. The day on which you decide not to question what you believe, is the day that you start making excuses for why you believe it.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“Everyone has a darker nature, Caeden. Everyone. Good men fear it, and evil men embrace it.” ― James Islington, The Shadow of What Was Lost
“Faithful people suffer and evil people prosper all the time [...]. Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment--eternal or otherwise--then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love. That is where so many people go wrong, even those who say they believe [...]. They obey because the think it will make their *lives* better, rather than *themselves*. And that is very much the wrong reason.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“The people with whom we are friends should never affect our morality;rather, our morality should affect with whom we are friends.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“For I did not know which was harder to bear: The echo of her passing, or the long silence that followed.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason. They will always start with the lightest shade of gray. They so often use what seems like a good cause.""You don't think it's possible that a little gray is what's needed, sometimes?" asked Davian.Raleth snorted."No," he said severely. "Gray is the color of cowardice and ignorance and sheer laziness, Davian--never let anyone tell you otherwise. If something is not clearly right or wrong then it bears actually *figuring out* which one it is, not dismissal into some nebulous third category. If you have a basis for your morality, a foundation for it, then there will always be an answer--and if you do not, then trying to decide whether *anything* is right or wrong is an exercise in futility and irrelevance.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“You can put your trust in something that’s obvious, that’s measurable or predictable - but that's not faith.” ― James Islington, The Shadow Of What Was Lost
“Because it is like… like listening to a piece of music and judging the composer by how skillfully the musician is playing it. The question that needs answering isn’t ever ‘who acts better.’ It is easy to seize upon the worst of groups—but every group is a collection of individuals, and every individual is flawed. Some are contrary, some are outright liars when they say that they believe in something. So every action has to be assessed against what someone claims they believe, not simply seen as a result of it.” He shrugged. “Does that make sense? You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Everyone has a darker nature, Caeden. Everyone. Good men fear it, and evil men embrace it. Good men are still tempted to do the wrong thing, but they resist those urges” ― James Islington, The Shadow of What Was Lost
“It’s not enough to fight for the right side. You have to figure out how to fight the right way, too. If winning is truly all that matters, then we’ve lost sight of what’s actually right and wrong in the first place.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Your choices, Tal. Always your choices. Influences don't get blame or credit” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.” ― James Islington, The Will of the Many
“Evil men rarely convince others to their side by asking them to perform dark deeds for no good reason. They will always start with the lightest shade of gray. They so often use what seems like a good cause.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“Besides, if our actions are driven only by reward or punishment—eternal or otherwise—then they are motivated by greed and selfishness, not faith or love.” ― James Islington, The Light of All That Falls
“The danger of evil, the purpose of evil, is that it causes those who would oppose it to become evil also.” ― James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
“Only for a great love would he take such a risk.” ― James Islington, The Shadow Of What Was Lost
