If the only tool in Willem's arsenal was a silent supplication to an absent almighty, then I might as well be sitting next to a raving radical ready to die for the promise of seventy-two virgins and a couple of camels.

Lisa C. Temple
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If the only tool in Willem's arsenal was a silent supplication to an absent almighty, then I might as well be sitting next to a raving radical ready to die for the promise of seventy-two virgins and a couple of camels. Besides this infinite mercy, he also had a few other weapons at his disposal. He could use words to change anyone's mind who was firmly set in their mind. He could use psychology and nudge them in a different direction if necessary.

He could use logic and reason to sway them from their irrational ways. And he could use his own ferocious nature to scare people into submission. But all of these things were just tools in his arsenal.

His greatest weapon was simply time. The longer he spent with Willem the more he came to see that Willem was not making much progress towards his goal because he was not being persistent enough. The problem, though, is it's very easy to convince yourself that you're fighting a losing battle when you're not fighting one at all.

It can be very easy to fool yourself into believing that you're progressing when really nothing is changing at all.

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