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Quotes About Imass

Powiedz mi, Tool, o czym myÅ›lisz najcz??ciej? Imass wzruszyÅ' ramionami. – O bezcelowoÅ›ci, przyboczna. – Czy wszyscy Imassowie o niej myÅ›lÄ…? – Nie. WiÄ™kszo?? w ogóle nie myÅ›li. – A to dlaczego? PrzechyliÅ' gÅ'owÄ™. – Dlatego, ?e to bezcelowe, przyboczna.
~ Steven Erikson
I am as much a scholar as a warrior. T'isten'ur — a name with curious echoes. Tiste Andii, the Dwellers in Darkness. And, more rarely mentioned, and then in naught but fearful whispers, their shadow-kin, the Tiste Edur. Grey-skinned, believed extinct — and thankfully so, for it is a name sheathed in dread. T'isten'ur, the first glottal stop implies past tense, yes? Tlan, now T'lan — your language is kin to that of the Imass. Close kin.
~ Steven Erikson
Tell me, Tool, what dominates your thoughts?' The Imass shrugged before replying. 'I think of futility, Adjunct.' 'Do all Imass think about futility?' 'No. Few think at all.' 'Why is that?' The Imass leaned his head to one side and regarded her. 'Because Adjunct, it is futile.
~ Steven Erikson