Imagine, if you will: Meradinis! The stuff myths are made of! The Turtle Island of the stars — home planet to the fearsome and once legendary Corsairs. The very name of this world immediately grabbed the imaginations of young boys and girls, and universally mesmerize dreamers and romantics alike. The truth though was less romantic — and as reality so often demonstrates in real life - instead rather ugly and brutal. The Corsairs were not corn-ball comics that went about with parrots on their shoulders, saying “Arr! ” to everything they encountered. They were anything but. Behind the Corsairs and their culture lay a history fraught with a struggle to survive, a vengefulness and a cruelty — and a drive to survive by preying upon others that struck fear into the hearts of neighboring fringe worlds.Christina Engela
About This Quote
This quotation speaks to the power of imagination and a willingness to believe. The truth is often less glamorous than a great story, but the truth is still the truth.
Source: Dead Beckoning
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