"Waiting for the Barbarians" Quotes
A government official questions the cruelty of his own empire when faced with the arrival of barbarians.
fiction | 192 pages | Published in 2017
Quotes
The face of the enemy is often a reflection of our own fears and insecurities.
War only perpetuates more war, and the cycle of violence continues until someone has the courage to break it.
Hope is a flame that burns bright even in the darkest of times.
The greatest cruelty is our casual blindness to the despair of others.
The boundaries of right and wrong blur in the face of desperation and survival.
We become complicit in the acts of injustice when we remain silent.
Empire breeds many liars, as does power, and these lies corrode the mind and rot the soul.
There is a certain beauty in the quiet moments of life, a beauty often overshadowed by chaos and conflict.
True strength lies not in domination, but in compassion and understanding.
In times of crisis, it is not the barbarians we should fear, but rather our own capacity for cruelty.
