Renault – The King Must Die
Book page: renault-king-must-die
From: Quotes batch 20
Concept
“The King is the sacrifice for the people; the concept of ‘The Shore’ is that one must die so that the many may live.” (p. 24)
Behavior
“A man who fears his fate is already half-conquered; a man who embraces it behaves as if he is already a god.” (p. 88)
Game Theory
“The Bull-Dance is a game of life and death where the dancers must move in perfect coordination or all perish together.” (p. 215)
Cognition
“My mind saw the pattern of the waves before the ship struck; the gods speak in the geometry of the world.” (p. 142)
Memory
“The memory of the Labyrinth stays in the blood long after the feet have forgotten the path through the dark.” (p. 310)