what are children but a weakness?

What are children but a weakness? A folly? A futility?

Through them, you imagine you cheat the great darkness of its victim,

you will persist forever in some form or another,

as if they would keep you from the dust.

But for them, you surrender what you should not.

We may know what is the right thing to be done,

but love stays the hand. Love is a downfall.

It is best to make your way through life unencumbered, if you ask me.

 

                           Larys Strong, House of the Dragon s01e06

 

 

Wellington, North Island, New Zealand (2012)