Nicholas

“anyone in command feigns ease when death is near. We do it for those around us, and we do it for ourselves. We do it because the sole alternative is to die cringing. The difference between an experienced leader and an untested one is that only the untested one is shocked at how well they can pretend when their hand is forced.”
― Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies

“All novels are fantasies. Some are more honest about it.”
― Gene Wolfe

“The joy of living, its beauty is all bound up in the fact that life can surprise you.”
― Frank Herbert, Children of Dune

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander