"'Whatsoever may happen, Eodan, remember what has been between us. The gods themselves cannot take away the past.'"
-XVI, p. 217.
"'I must take care to reach a decision that will accord with the will of the Most High.'"
-XVII, p. 231.
"'...does any man know another, or even himself?' he asked the wooden gods."
-XVIII, p. 247.
Sometimes "God knows" means "No one knows." Asking "wooden gods" implies that there is no answer.
But Mithradates belonged to a past age when the wise could also be childish. (See Niall In Combat.)
"When [Mithradates'] working face came under Eodan's eye, the Cimbrian knew where he had seen such a look before - in small children, about to scream from uncontrollable rage."
-ibid.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Iow, the veneer of civilization imposed by culture, custom, law, faith, or a philosophy can be DISTURBINGLY thin. Not too far beneath that veneer lies the barbarian or savage. And I believe that is true of practically all of us!
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
There will be something further on this.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
And I look forward to those forthcoming comments by you, despite suspecting I will disagree, at least partially, with them! (Smiles)
Ad astra! Sean
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