The Musings of Sardonicus

“A sharp memory is double edged… A faultless memory weighs heavier and heavier until it’s a curse.”

“The deeper I wade into other people’s madness the less I know myself.”

“What have I taught you about steel? The strongest sword is a blend of steel - soft inside, hard outside - both pure and impure. You may be something shameful, but you may also be strong.”

“Most purpose is more burden than glory.”

“Ceci n’est pas une pipe. If it’s beautiful, does it matter?”

“Love should be brave, don’t you think? Even if it doesn’t last.”

“We compare.

“Memories accumulate like leaves upon the forest floor. They are irregular and fragile. They crumble and break upon inspection. They turn to naught but soil the deeper you go.”

“The source of all misery lies in our insistence that tomorrow be like today. But if it ever were, it would spell the end of everything.”

“Sadly, the secret to longevity may very well be mediocrity.”

“Hope is a dream. Despair,

“Only people who go to bed early believe in happy endings. We night owls understand that happiness does not dwell in finales. It resides in anticipation, in revelry, and in worn out welcomes.

“Smiles are like candlelight.

“Sometimes a prisoner would rather stare at a bare wall than a barred window.”