Of Seeing

Just because I see 'em all the time, doesn't mean they're real.

Larkin
[Iron Star]
{Gaunt's Ghosts}
Dan Abnett

Of Pain

There is truth in pain.

[Sovereign]
{The Shardlake Series}
C.J. Sansom

Of The Fear of Falling

If you do something stupid, what then?

It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never to even make the attempt.

If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall?

Sometimes you wake, and sometimes, yes, you die. But there is a third alternative...sometimes when you fall, you fly.

[The Fear of Falling]
{The Sandman}
Neil Gaiman

Of Thirst

Baskevyl’s mouth tasted as dry as a storm coat’s pocket lining, and his tongue felt like a scrap of webbing. He’d snatched two hours’ sleep since they’d entered the house, and all one hundred and twenty minutes of it had been a dream about a fountain, gushing pure, bright liquid.

[Only in Death]
{Gaunt's Ghosts - Book 11}
Dan Abnett

Of Death

"...Back of the head please. I don't want your face to be the last thing I ever see."

Ibram Gaunt
[His Last Command]
{Gaunt's Ghosts - Book 9}
Dan Abnett

Of Insubordination

"Word of advice," said Gaunt, cutting in sharply. "You do not ever want to mess with me. Bite your tongue, find me someone more useful than yourself, and never threaten me again. Are we clear?"

[Straight Silver]
{Gaunt's Ghosts - Book 6}
Dan Abnett

Of Murphy's Law

'In war, one must prepare for defeat. Defeat is the most insidious of our foes. It never comes the way we expect.'

[Honor Guard]
{Gaunt's Ghosts - Book 4}
Dan Abnett

Of Memories

"Don't get involved...not with anything. If you don't care, you won't care...Do what you must, take what you need and move on. Never look back, never regret, never remember."

[Necropolis]
{Gaunt's Ghosts - Book 3}
Dan Abnett

Of Killing

"The more I kill, the better I feel."

[Necropolis]
{Gaunt's Ghosts - Book 3}
Dan Abnett

On Morale

By Corbec's side, Trooper Larkin was cradling his lasgun and looking up at the sky with trembling fear.

'Oh, this is bad,' he murmured. 'Psyker madness, very bad. We may think we had it hard at Voltis Watergate or Blackshard deadzone, but they'll seem like a stroll round the garden next to this...'

'Larks!' Corbec hissed. 'For Feth's sake, shut up! Haven't you never heard of morale?'

Larkin turned his bony, weasel face to his senior officer and old friend in genuine surprise. 'It's okay, colonel!' he insisted. T didn't have me comm link turned on! Nobody heard!'

Corbec grimaced. 'I heard, and you're scaring the crap out of me.'

[Ghostmaker]
{Gaunt's Ghosts Book 2}
Dan Abnett

All New Blog

Hi All,

Been a while huh? And yeah, I did delete my old blog. Thought that it was time to let it go after so long being neglected.

I made this new one to compile some nice book excerpts or quotes I come across while being a vampire.

So hope you guys somehow enjoy.

~ QT