22 quotes found
“For appearances. Now there's a lovely thing to die for.”
“There are other ways of knowing than just through reason.”
“I must be alive," Gawain said hoarsely. "Dead doesn't hurt this much.”
“There's never a reason to trust someone. If there's a reason, then it's not trust.”
“Which do you hate more: breaking your word or dying?""I don't know. I've never done either.”
“Why, he was so handsome and brave that no one would ever have suspected that he was bookish!”
“Adventure is something that happens to someone else. When it's happening to you, it's only trouble.”
“Ay, you've already seen that you and your master aren't quite at home in this world, at least not like before.' Terence nodded slowly. 'It'll only get stronger, too,' Robin continued. 'Soon you'll ...”
“Brave? Or stupid?"Roger shrugged. "I've never been quite sure where brave stopped and stupid began, myself.”
“No one would speak, so Terence took a deep breath, let it out slowly, and said, "My liege?""Yes, Terence?""Twenty years ago I decided I would die for you. I may not be able to do that tomorrow, but...”
“Lyonesse stared wide-eyed at Lynets hand and swallowed hard. Lynet realized that she was still holding the carving knife and had been pointing it at Lyonesses breast. She laid the knife down slowly...”
“Don't make yourself so special," the dwarf said with a snort. "As if getting lost was some trick that only women knew. I've known men who could get lost in their own bedrooms. The only difference i...”
“I take it that he is more than just a woodcutter.No one is just a woodcutter, replied Terence.A person's always more than his present occupation.”
“Once she exclaimed, "But I always thought that sorceresses were evil!""What do you mean 'evil'?"Lynet has never considered the question. "You know," she said, after a moment, "unfriendly to people....”
“Yes, Father. They have the bravest hearts, the noblest souls, and the shiniest armor in all the world.Shiniest armor? repeated King Ban.”
“He expects us to kill him," Palomides said to Dinadan."Some people are so demanding," Dinadan replied. "Considering we've only just met, I mean.”
“I have this recurring nightmare where I'm lost in a strange forest, and my only hope is your sense of direction. Enough to give a fellow the sweats, it is.”
“They've named the well after you.""How did they know my name?""They don't. They invented one.”
“I said you lie, knave! shouted Beaumains, drawing his sword. And for telling such craven falsehoods, you must die!The knight looked plaintively at Roger. Whats wrong with this fellow?He was dropped...”
“Lyonesse stared wide-eyed at Lynet’s hand and swallowed hard. Lynet realized that she was still holding the carving knife and had been pointing it at Lyonesse’s breast. She laid the knife down slow...”
