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The Sword and the Hearth

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Ciaran MacLeod

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“All men are ready to do the impossible when their ideals are threatened. But when a new ideal is announced—a new demand for growth, unsettling and perhaps dangerous—everyone cowers. When the transformations of the Earth's crust cast aquatic animals onto land and terrestrial animals into the sea, it was the specimens open to any destiny who faced the new and unheard-of, and were able to save their species through new adaptations.”

“I missed writing. Missed the quiet pulse of my fingers on a keyboard, the freedom of getting lost in the words. I missed feeling like I had something bigger to offer the world than fast coffee and polite smiles. But I didn’t have time for dreams right now. I had bills, I had pride, and I had a point to prove. So I got up every day and I worked. Because starting over is messy. But it’s also honest.”