“Why should I give up revenge? On behalf of what? Moral principles? And what of the higher order of things, in which evil deeds are punished? For you, a philosopher and ethicist, an act of revenge is bad, disgraceful, unethical and illegal. But I ask: where is the punishment for evil? Who has it and grants access? The Gods, in which you do not believe? The great demiurge-creator, which you decided to replace the gods with? Or maybe the law? [...] I know what evil is afraid of. Not your ethics, Vysogota, not your preaching or moral treaties on the life of dignity. Evil is afraid of pain, mutilation, suffering and at the end of the day, death! The dog howls when it is badly wounded! Writhing on the ground and growls, watching the blood flow from its veins and arteries, seeing the bone that sticks out from a stump, watching its guts escape its open belly, feeling the cold as death is about to take them. Then and only then will evil begin to beg, 'Have mercy! I regret my sins! I'll be good, I swear! Just save me, do not let me waste away!'. Yes, hermit. That is the way to fight evil! When evil wants to harm you, inflict pain - anticipate them, it's best if evil does not expect it. But if you fail to prevent evil, if you have been hurt by evil, then avenge him! It is best when they have already forgotten, when they feel safe. Then pay them in double. In triple. An eye for an eye? No! Both eyes for an eye! A tooth for a tooth? No! All their teeth for a tooth! Repay evil! Make it wail in pain, howling until their eyes pop from their sockets. And then, you can look under your feet and boldly declare that what is there cannot endanger anyone, cannot hurt anyone. How can someone be a danger, when they have no eyes? How can someone hurt when they have no hands? They can only wait until they bleed to death.” PhilosophyPainLawDeathSufferingEvilBeliefFearPrinciplesBloodRegretColdMoralityEthicsDignityMercyRevengeHarmGoodSurrenderPunishmentGutsIllegalFightPreachingGodsAfraidSinsUnethicalMutilationBoneWailHigher OrderRepayWrithe Book:Wieża Jaskółki Source: Wieża Jaskółki
“I can hear… music…” Dandelion suddenly sobbed. “It happens,” said the witcher, looking at the arrowheads. “Don’t worry. There’s no shame in fear.” DeathFearDying Book:The Last Wish Source: The Last Wish
“When you know about something it stops being a nightmare. When you know how to fight something, it stops being so threatening.” Fear Book:Krew elfów Source: Krew elfów
“- Videla sam... u Sodenu i u Prekorečju... čitava polja... Ležali su svuda po zemlji, kidali su ih vukovi i divlji psi, kljucale ih ptice. Sigurno su tamo bili i gulovi. - Zbog toga i učiš o gulovima, Ciri. Kada nešto poznaješ, to prestaje da bude noćna mora. Kada znaš kako da se boriš protiv nečega, opasnost više nije toliko velika. Kako treba da se boriš protiv gula, Ciri?” FearKnowledgeStrahZnanje Author:Andrzej Sapkowski
“You can't stop a soldier from being frightened but you can give him motivation to help him overcome that fear. I have no such motivation. I can't have. I'm a witcher: an artificially created mutant. I kill monsters for money. I defend children when their parents pay me to. If Nilfgaardian parents pay me, I'll defend Nilfgaardian children. And even if the world lies in ruin - which does not seem likely to me - I'll carry on killing monsters in the ruins of this world until some monster kills me. That is my fate, my reason, my life and my attitude to the world. And it is not what I chose. It was chosen for me.” WorldLifeChildrenReasonMotivationFearMoneyAttitudeFateSoldierMonstersRuinsChoiceFrightenedKillMonsterMutationMutantRuinDefendWitcher Book:Krew elfów Source: Krew elfów
