193 quotes found
“There is something about riding a unicorn, for those people who still can, which is unlike any other experience: exhilarating, and intoxicating, and fine.”
“Im a firm believer that in-depth subjects can be better handled in a fantasy setting. ... Lets face it, traveling to some far off land is a terrific way to break the mold, to do something different...”
“That was the trouble with the supernatural, Vimbai thought--you didn't know what laws ruled it, and what was a coincidence and what was a sign and what was weird and what wasn't. It was like a whod...”
“It's all just a bit of fun ...”
“To the stars who listen - and the dreams that are answered.”
“She didn't use any artificial light, but let the glow from the silver moon in the north and the periwinkle moon in the south to guide her.”
“In case it has slipped your notice, the vast majority of your education has emphasized survival and not getting caught. Id say you talked more about the code than anything else, Tory pointed out. W...”
“In other circumstances, Ivan might have offered him a job. Sadly, with a few notable meta exceptions, dead men didnt code very well.”
“To put it as simply as possible, I ate a god.”
“Like watches over like, as the saying goes.”
“Sooner or later, theyll realize that having one spider in the house kills a lot of the lesser insects.”
“Perhaps no one religion contains all the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together....”
“Do you know how to unite people behind you, Child Carridin? The quickest way? No? Loose a lion - a rabid lion - in the streets. And when panic grips the people, once it has turned their bowels to w...”
“Time flows like memories on the shores of the past.”
“Be satisfied in your ignorance for there is no safety in knowledge.”
“Haftor was the Easer to the Easers. This was the most powerful man in Creation. Peder knew trouble was coming, but knew not what it was or how to deal with it.”
“No queen has had to fight an insurrection in half a millennium. And she takes it personally. But it was her fate to be a good queen that followed four poor ones”
“Zanuta looked into the face of the faithful courier. "I have conquered the world, but I have never killed a man.”
“Fuck your honour, Kaisheen. You are the smartest man I know, yet you had me travel three days during winter to have my counsel. Are you making a move on the Emperor? If you are, youll have my full ...”
“The cell door opened. My hands went to my eyes. Why was the door opened? I wasnt dead yet. I think.”
