“that there are many things that we cant understand. the past. the bad things that happened... and we become afraid. of what might happen in the future. its okay to be afraid. but we have to keep hoping and believeing... to keep hoping and trying our best to be good and do good. even when we re afraid”
“One mustn t dream of one s future; one must earn it.”
“To four years until freedom, she said lifting her glass. He raised his in salute. To you, Celaena. Their eyes met, and Chaol didn t hide his smile as she grinned at him. Perhaps four years with her might not be enough.”
“When people have not learned to interpret the past, to read the present; and to imagine and empower the future, they are living a life without a punchline, clueless about the story they are embarked upon. ( Not on the shortlist )”
“To survive, Let the past Teach you-- Past customs, Struggles, Leaders and thinkers. Let These Help you. Let them inspire you, Warn you, Give you strength. But beware: God is Change. Past is past. What was Cannot Come again. To survive, know the past. Let it touch you. Then let The past Go.”
“Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window. ”
“Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They shall break through again. He knows where They have trod earth s fields, and where They still tread them, and why no one can behold Them as They tread.”
“... truth, whose mother is history, who is the rival of time, depository of deeds, witness of the past, example and lesson to the present, and warning to the future.”
“What s the Future? It s a blank sheet of paper, and we draw lines on it, but sometimes our hand is held, and the lines we draw aren t the lines we wanted.”