Quotes About Conflict

A person was like a dense forest thicket, overgrown with a twisting mess of vines, weeds, shrubs, saplings, and flowers. No person was one single emotion; no person had only one desire. They had many, and usually those desires conflicted with one another like two rosebushes fighting for the same patch of ground.

That's what war is," Cobb told me. "A bunch of sorry, desperate fools on both sides, just trying to stay alive. That's the part that those stories you love leave out, isn't it? It's always more convenient when you can fight a dragon. Something you don't have to worry you'll start caring about.

All the world does as it is supposed to, except for humans. Maybe that's why you so often want to kill each other.

War is far worse. At least where politics is going on, there are usually nice hors d'oeuvres.

Vin shook her head. "No, not me. I'm not a good person or a bad person. I'm just here to kill things." OreSeur watched her for a moment, then settled back down. "Regardless," he said, "you are not my worst master. That is, perhaps, a compliment among our people.

City folk, particularly politicians, were intimidated by small arms. They preferred to kill people with more modern weapons, like poverty and despair.

I was a little busy being shot at." "Busy? Aw, mate. It doesn't take any effort at all to get shot at.

I had Eondel teach me," Raoden said. "Back when I was trying to find ways to prove that my father's laws were foolish. Eondel chose fencing becausehe thought it would be most useful to me, as a politician. I never figured I'd end up using it to keep my wife from slicing me to pieces.

Money is behind every war," Au-nak continued. "Religion is but an excuse. Or perhaps a justification.

Put two men together, and they will find something to argue about. Gather them into groups, and one group will find reason to oppress or attack another.

No army, no matter how clean its reputation, walked away from war untainted. And no leader, no matter how noble, could help but sink into the crem when he stepped into the game of conquest.

Extinction is the natural escalation of this war," Leshwi whispered. "If you forget why you are fighting, then victory itself becomes the goal.

I am but a man, Dalinar, so much as I wish it were not true at times. I am no Radiant. And while I am your friend, please understand that our goals do not completely align. You must not trust yourself with me. If I have to watch this world crumble and burn to get what I want, I will do so. With tears, yes, but I would let it happen.

He was protecting. He was saving. Yet he was killing. How could something so terrible be so beautiful at the same time?

You are out of control, Rand al'Thor,' she declared. I do what must be done,' he said, speaking now from the shadows. He sounded exhausted. ... I hate what you just did, Rand,' Nynaeve snarled. 'No, "Hate" isn't strong enough. I loathe what you've done. What has happened to you?' Test him!' Rand whispered, voice dangerous. 'Before condemning me, let us first determine if my sins have achieved anything beyond my own damnation.

Food?" he asked. "Is that your answer to every disagreement?" Eshonai asked, breaking her song. "It's hard to argue with your mouth full," Thude said.

Humans don't have programming." "Yes you do. You have too much of it. Conflicting programs, none of it interfacing properly, all calling different functions at the same time—or the same function for contradictory reasons. Yet you ignore it sometimes. That is not a flaw. It is what makes you you.

But since then you've acted like I was a gorilla at your buffet." "A...what?" "Gorilla at your buffet. You know... eating all your food? Making you annoyed? That kind of thing?

When men fought, they connected. You became brothers as you traded blows.

Prince Adolin," he said flatly, "is engaged to a Horneater?

She stuck her tongue out at him. A totally rational and reasonable way to fight a demigod.

I don't hate you, Pattern," Shallan said. "I hate the sword." "But—" "The sword isn't you. The sword is me, my father, the life we led, and the way it got twisted all about.

The less we see chaos, and the more we see the pattern , the better we're going to be at understanding just what we fight -- and just how to defeat it.

You," she said, spearing Wayne in the chest with a finger. "I thought I told you not to come back." "I thought I ignored you.