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3577d97 You fuss too much over making the "right" choice Gaius. All we need do is make a good choice, see it through, and accept the consequences." -- Graham McNeill
55bbbb9 Ignorance and fear create the gods, enthusiasm and deceit adorn them, and human weakness worships them. Graham McNeill
eb65b8f When you have come to the edge of all that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen,' the Warmaster had told him. 'And what are they?' he had asked. 'That there will be something solid to stand on or you'll be taught to fly,' laughed Horus as he jumped. inspirational jumping leap-of-faith flying Graham McNeill
9516d52 The Emperor tells us that civilization will only achieve perfection when the last stone of the last church falls upon the last priest. Graham McNeill
3f1524f He (the Emperor) once said of ancient Earth that there were torches, who were the teachers, but also extinguishers, who were the priests. Graham McNeill
d5efdbb In mockery are the seeds of impiety sown. Graham McNeill
5bbd705 I was there the day that Horus fell. Graham McNeill
0de82be A wise man of Old Earth had once claimed that science would destroy mankind, not through its weapons of mass destruction, but through finally proving that there was no god. Graham McNeill
3b6d37e This is a sublime work whether any higher power exists or not. It does not prove the existence of anything. No gods ever created art.' 'In an earlier age, some might have considered such a sentiment blasphemy.' 'Blasphemy,' said Revelation with a wry smile, 'is a victimless crime. Graham McNeill
8aed31a I know, but it is a pleasant fiction, my dear, and the sheer impossibility of a quest is no reason to abandon it. Graham McNeill
9a911b1 One should never see a drinking establishment well lit, he thought, it just makes it look even sadder. Graham McNeill
f496f68 The dead do not squabble as this land's rulers do. The dead do not fight one another. The dead have no desires, no petty jealousies or ambitions. A world of the dead is a world at peace... warhammer Graham McNeill
af43273 It is the folly of men to believe that they are great players on the stage of history, that their actions might affect the grand procession that is the pasage of time. Graham McNeill
092524b There is a Kretan proverb that says that peace is always "over there", but that is no longer true: it is within our grasp." Graham McNeill
104054f So long as Man endures, so too does Chaos. Graham McNeill
01eac4a A world of death is a world of stagnation, without the change that makes it worthwhile. What you call uncertainty, I call life itself. warhammer Graham McNeill
fdbaa6a I suppose that's all a man can hope for during his lifetime,' nodded Horus, 'to set an example, and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history Graham McNeill
6a66d6e Common decency and civil behaviour are just a thin veneer over the animal at the core of mankind that gets out whenever it has the chance. Graham McNeill
da21584 Life is a risk, my friend. ... We cannot avoid risk, my friend, for if we do, we achieve nothing. Graham McNeill
16db633 Those with courage and character to speak the truth always seem sinister to the ignorant." - First Chaplain Erebus" the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
d329e28 You're right, Mal, you and Erebus both. My father made me for immortality and the galaxy should know of me. Ten thousand years from now I want my name to be known all across the heavens." - Warmaster Horus" -- the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
052c001 When we turn from one brother, we turn from them all." "Even when they have made a terrible mistake?" "Even then. We all make mistakes, lad. We need to appreciate them for what they are - lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, of course, but at least someone else can learn from ." the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
fb9e9ee The truth is useless if no one can hear it. the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
9f1ec58 When you have come to the edge of all that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen. ... That there will be something solid to stand on or you'll be taught to fly." - Warmaster Horus" the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
b7e447e I have no trouble with my enemies, Miss Vivar. I can take care of my enemies in a fight. But my so-called allies, my damned allies, they're the ones who keep me walking the floors at night." - Warmaster Horus" the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
ba1badc I know that words cannot move mountains, but they can move the multitude - we've proven that time and time again. People are more ready to fight and die for a word than for anything else. Words shape thought, stir feeling, and force action. They kill and revive, corrupt and cure. If being an iterator has taught me anything, it's that men of words - priests, prophets and intellectuals - have played a more decisive role in history than any mi.. the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
e45d9ac You may think your tribute is paid in secret in the recesses of your heart, but it will out. We are a curious species when it comes to worship. The things that dominate our imagination determine our lives and our character. Therefore it behoves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming." - Kyril Sindermann" the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
3213fd3 History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future." - Warmaster Horus" the-black-library the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
60aec41 She is irrelevant." "Irrelevant? No one is irrelevant." "There's truth in that. But some are less relevant than others." the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
6f64610 The headsman's axe knows not where it is to fall. It is simply a weapon directed by the hand of another." - Ahzek Ahriman" the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
e9ccf6f The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance." - Ahzek Ahriman" the-horus-heresy Graham McNeill
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