What was my truth worth, if I was prepared to defend the entire world, but not those who were close to me? If I subdued hate, but wouldn’t give love a chance?
Sergei Lukyanenko, Night Watch
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Love is happiness, but only when you believe it will last forever. Even though every time it turns out to be a lie, it’s only faith that gives love its strength and its joy.
Sergei Lukyanenko, Night Watch
No! Please! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know!” the man yelled. “Really?” said Vimes. “What’s the orbital velocity of the moon?””What?””Oh, you’d like something simpler?
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
Why was is that the Light acted through lies, and the Darkness acted though the truth? Why was is that our truth proved powerless, but lies were effective? And why was the Darkness able to manage perfectly well with truth in order to do Evil?
Sergei Lukyanenko, Night Watch
We who think we are about to die will laugh at anything.
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
An Assassin, a real Assassin, had to look like one – black clothes, hood, boots, and all. If they could wear any clothes, any disguise, then what could anyone do but spend all day in a small room with a loaded crossbow pointed at the door?
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
Many years ago someone told me something that I flatly refused to accept. And I still don’t accept it now, despite all the times I’ve seen it proved right.”The common good and the individual good rarely coincide…”Sure, I know, it’s true.But some truths are probably worse than lies.
Sergei Lukyanenko, Night Watch
Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!
Terry Pratchett, Night Watch