Oli Quotes

“Only when life is quiet, Empress," Oli said. "When the battle comes our way or we see a need, we will pick up our swords and fight beside the bravest of men, even knowing we may fall. But once all is well again... that's when the darkness comes. Then we sit in silence and struggle to grasp our peace the best we can.”

“When one dream dies we replace it with another.”

“Familiarity breeds contempt, for others at first, but then inwardly, contempt towards ourselves.”

“Dialogue with the self is the source of all insight and insight is the only thing that can change your life.”

“Dialogue can help you find out if you’ve been brainwashed or not.”

“Dialogue reminds us that we can question to build, not only to doubt or deconstruct.”

“Life is for those that deserve it. Those kings amongst men who can climb out of barrels and will dare to break through glass walls and to transcend all of this whatever it is, these eyes to the ground, this pretence, acting only as is expected and never as is intended. We have been told what is acceptable in what situation and so we take heed. This is not living. In the real world, in nature, there is no need to pretend. There is no place for it.”

“We have to accept that much of reality is ineffable and so to understand it we can't rely on words alone.”

“When people challenge your ideas, they help you (whether they know it or not).”

“Dialogue is about creating awareness through self-observation; it starts from the inside out, not the outside in.”