Quotes from Robin Hobb, The Mad Ship

One way to disperse fear and create decision was to consider the worst possible outcome of one's actions.

Open your eyes. This horrible mess is your life. There is no sense in waiting for it to get better. Stop putting it off and live it.

Many great ideas are not unique. They only become unique when the men who have the wherewithal actually to implement them come together.

To sate your need without love is theft

Had she learned to feel again, only to have to feel this? Could any amount of love ever be worth the pain of losing it?