You wouldn't think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we'll do it one day. That's how negligent we are.

Ian Rankin
About This Quote

The idea behind this quote is that in order to fight an enemy, you have to destroy their weapons. If the enemy has no weapons, then all you need to do is move in and take them down by force. This problem can be solved by getting rid of the weapons that the enemy uses to kill you. In this case, the enemy is a giant ocean, and to destroy their weapons they need to kill them.

Source: Blood Hunt

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