Epic Fantasy Quotes

#1. There was love, a reliable and real love grown in a handful of days, and Tristan did not know why it was: friendship had happened to both of them, on the sudden, completely aside from Tristan's both endangering and saving Crissand's life.
It was no reason related to that, it was no reason that either of them quite knew. Crissand had simply risen on his horizon like the sun of his banner ... and that was that ... They were together, and there was a great deal right with the day simply in that. #Quote by C.J. Cherryh

#2. I picked my way through the corpses to another Illyrian.
Then another. And another.
Some I knew. Some I didn't. Still the killing field stretched onward under the sky.
Mile after mile. A kingdom of the rotting dead.
And still I looked. #Quote by Sarah J. Maas

#3. ...while epic fantasy is based on the fairy tale of the just war, that's not one you'll find in Grimm or Disney, and most will never recognize the shape of it. I think the fantasy genre pitches its tent in the medieval campground for the very reason that we even bother to write stories about things that never happened in the first place: because it says something subtle and true about our own world, something it is difficult to say straight out, with a straight face. Something you need tools to say, you need cheat codes for the human brain--a candy princess or a sugar-coated unicorn to wash down the sour taste of how bad things can really get.

See, I think our culture has a slash running through the middle of it, too. Past/Future, Conservative/Liberal, Online/Offline. Virgin/Whore. And yes: Classical/Medieval. I think we're torn between the Classical Narrative of Self and the Medieval Narrative of Self, between the choice of Achilles and Keep Calm and Carry On.

The Classical internal monologue goes like this: do anything, anything, only don't be forgotten. Yes, this one sacrificed his daughter on a slab at Aulis, that one married his mother and tore out his eyes, and oh that guy ate his kids in a pie. But you remember their names, don't you? So it's all good in the end. Give a Greek soul a choice between a short life full of glory and a name echoing down the halls of time and a long, gentle life full of children and a quiet sort of virtue, and he'll alwa #Quote by Catherynne M. Valente

#4. Druehox was a smug churl who wouldn't have given her the time of day had she wanted his attention. Since the opposite was true, his advances bordered on stalking. Every night, he appeared to have a different woman's company. They doted and sniffed behind him as if he was the ruler of the twelve kingdoms. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#5. ELANTRIS is a new BEN HUR for the fantasy genre, with a sweeping, epic storyline and closely personal characters. #Quote by Kevin J. Anderson

#6. It's death and destruction I want to bring down upon House Lannister, not scorn. Jon said. #Quote by George R R Martin

#7. Aye, well, one person's mad is another's remarkable. #Quote by Joe Abercrombie

#8. What are you thinking about?"
"Whether they'll write my life story as a tragedy or an epic fantasy. #Quote by Maggie Stiefvater

#9. Splendor was the decree of the day. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#10. Rhen puts his hands on my arms and leans in. When he speaks, his voice is very low, very quiet, just for me. "My father is dead, my lady. My whole family is dead." He pulls back, meeting my gaze, but his voice doesn't change. "That monster killed them all. #Quote by Brigid Kemmerer

#11. I'm… " I stop, at a loss.
Griffin lifts his eyebrows. "Inarticulate at the moment?"
Scowling, I thwack him in the chest.
"Overwrought?" he supplies, his mouth quirking up.
I thwack him again.
"Highly emotional?"
Thwack. Thwack.
"Apparently weak, because none of that hurt at all. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#12. I thought you of all people would understand."
"Understand what? Being an idiot?"
That seems to surprise him enough to add something new to his countenance. A trace of humor softens the stark lines of his face. "No." A wry smile just barely curves his lips. "Maybe."
"I am an expert idiot," I say. "I practice all the time. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#13. Seek Knowledge, Protect Knowledge, Share Knowledge. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#14. Calberna's prince was too big. Too male. Too unsettling. Too appealing. Too… everything. And for her, that made Dilys Merimydion pure, deadly poison wrapped up in a dangerously tempting package. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#15. In every journey comes a moment ... one like no other. And in that moment, you must decide between who you are ... and who you want to be. #Quote by J.C. Marino

#16. Time is more a perception than a tether to the now. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#17. Dolchyme: "It's ... just that ... we don't get many of your kind around here. Stormling folk and all that.
Anadyr: "I'm a Storm Lord, actually."
Dolchyme: "Sheesk - if I'm not in the presence of royalty then. #Quote by John Hennessy

#18. Thou art mine, Dilys Merimydion. Mine and no other's. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#19. She drew a breath and her lips parted in two words that rebounded through his body.
"Kiss me," she said.
So he did the only thing he could do... #Quote by Sara Raasch

#20. Dark, shadowy figures moved closer, circling.
Torel pulled his two seyani longswords free of their scabbards. "Come, then!" He shouted. "Come dance with the tairen, if you dare! Miora felah ti' Feyreisa! Joy to the Feyreisa! And death to you all!"
And he became a whirling blur of motion - black leather, shining steel, red blood - spinning in the moonlight, delivering death to all he touched until he moved no more. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#21. Writing is the act of creation. Put words on a page, words to sentences, sentences to paragraphs, paragraphs to seven-book epic fantasy cycles with books so heavy you could choke a hippo. But don't give writing too much power, either. A wizard controls his magic; it doesn't control him. #Quote by Chuck Wendig

#22. At times, we can't contemplate the possible until we're faced with the improbable. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#23. You said the d-word," Owllwin said regretfully. "I didn't think you would, or I woulda warned ya."
" . . . the d-word?" Cricket repeated in confusion.
"Yeah . . ." Owllwin paused as if he was glancing around, then he whispered through the wall, "Dragon."
Cricket blinked. "Why can't I say that? #Quote by Ash Gray

#24. Her caramel skin and curly beach sand hair spreads in wavy chops like the choppy storm waves on the ocean. Her fluffy rose colored lips glisten with eyes emerald green and almond shaped set deep into her face and yet when she looks at you with those same deep set eyes, it feels like they jump out, speaking to you. #Quote by Ami Blackwelder

#25. Collin, how do you do it?"
He tilted his head as he looked at me. "Do what?"
"Make me feel this way."
"I could ask you the same question. #Quote by Nicole Gulla

#26. Our hearts have been filled with lies, and our heads filled with fallacious honor. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#27. I'm asking you to love me and let me... die. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#28. Lost race?" The Prince studied Orayna, trying to see something inhuman in her. "Why have I never heard of these 'Rathiuel'?"
"Because," Azaroth rapped his knuckles on the Prince's skull, "you do not care to read. #Quote by Leonard Mokos

#29. What lies within the purlieu of the null? This is like asking the true names of the gods, or what force decimated the Tamesian land bridge. That response will differ depending upon the one providing the answer. In essence, the purlieu of the null is a plane of existence absent the encumbrance of space or time. It's a realm of everything and nothing…of beings who are and are not: ubiquitous within the confines of mortality. The Nyeshetari aren't as creatures of myth and tales, they're the embodiment of maleficence, beset upon the mortal world to consume all that we are…all that we could become. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#30. And still, all specifics aside, it was a fascinating thought. When something can't be known, when the particulars are lost forever, to look at the events that followed from it, that echoed it, and trace backwards toward the truth. Like seeing the ripples in a pond and knowing where the stone fell in. #Quote by Daniel Abraham

#31. ...seeing everything, yet a part of nothing. #Quote by George R R Martin

#32. Always give the rabble something to love and something to hate. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#33. Life is a slow burning trial that is unbalanced and at risk. Anything could ruin it, but it's about what you do with that ruin. It's like hair. You can cut it, but it will grow back and it is possible that it won't grow back the same way it was before, but it doesn't matter as long as it still grows. So don't dwell on the ruin, Louie. Make something out of it. #Quote by Chelsea Ballinger

#34. What are you doing to me?" she gasped.
"No more than you are doing to me," he muttered. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#35. Aren't you affected by Simon's magic?"...
"Took you this long to ask me that?"
She clucks her tongue. "You're not the brightest flame in the fire, are you?"
"Don't make me hit you in a library. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#36. I propose to speak about fairy-stories, though I am aware that this is a rash adventure. Faërie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold. #Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien

#37. What kind of lover has cold hands?"

"One who makes up for temperature with talent. #Quote by Roshani Chokshi

#38. The amassing of knowledge absent the temperance of wisdom can render it nugatory, and ofttimes parlous. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#39. It was one thing to go into battle with friends, and another to perish alone and despised. #Quote by George R R Martin

#40. We forgive only that which requires forgiveness. To do otherwise is wasteful of grace.
Laniel, Abbot of Bilkar the Furred #Quote by Jordan MacLean

#41. Thank you." After rounding the couch, the young queen sat her hip on the cushy armrest. Her thoughts went back to the impromptu party in the commissary the night before. "I assume no Mishmorats or Viiduns are missing. Do you know if any real mischief took place last night after we left?"

"None you need to worry about," Ian told her. She could see he was hiding something by the twinkle in his eye.

"What happened?" she asked, certain he had a story to tell.

"Let's just say there may be an influx of soldiers visiting your garden."

Her eyes scrunched, unable to guess what he was talking about. "Okay, and why?"

Ian's shoulders jostled with a snicker. "Efren showed off your garden to Kira last night. She discovered the warm pond. You know how your sisters have a fondness for swimming in their underclothes."

"Oh great," Eena groaned.

"But don't worry about it too much, Queenie, there is a deterrent." Ian let go a laugh he couldn't quite stifle.

"What deterrent?" she asked, grinning at his amusement.

"Shanks likes to swim too."

"Oh?"

"Actually, he prefers skinny dipping."

"Ew! Ew, Ian, like I need that image in my head!"

(Now you know how I feel on a regular basis,) he said, cracking up.

After a moment of grossing out, Eena all but begged Ian, "Please, can we change the subject. #Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

#42. My bare arms are only a relief for the first few minutes before the unobstructed sun finds my fair skin, and I swear I can hear the rays chuckle with delight at such a tasty meal. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#43. In the electronic game world, I know I have a reputation for doing the cyberpunk thing, and for doing the serious epic fantasy thing, but if you go back to when I was a kid, I've been a Disney fan all my life. #Quote by Warren Spector

#44. Making some noise in the woods is a thing that one can forget. The sound of a man's voice on the other hand, is something else entirely. #Quote by Angelo Tsanatelis

#45. LILY FELL OUT OF THE SKY. #Quote by Josephine Angelini

#46. Even gods have need of warriors. Just as you have need of me. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#47. Power unfettered by wisdom and conscious control is dangerous. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#48. In Skala warfare is a womanly thing. #Quote by Lynn Flewelling

#49. Life was a destiny waiting to be seized. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#50. I'll believe that when the Underworld freezes over and Centaurs fly. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#51. Fate is a tricky animal. Those who believe they harness it, often find a difficult beast to master. #Quote by Daniel McHugh

#52. You don't pity a warrior for her scars, because scars are proof of survival and victory. #Quote by Chloe Jacobs

#53. Whether they'll write the story of my life as a tragedy or an epic fantasy ... I was wondering if it was going to be a kiss at the end, or sad music and a sweeping camera shot over the fields I once roamed freely. I'm hoping for the kiss, but expecting the sweeping camera shot. #Quote by Maggie Stiefvater

#54. As usual, however, those who strive to understand have no power to act. #Quote by Constantina Maud

#55. Isn't this a little... morbid?"...
"Morbid?" I mange half a smile. "Or cathartic?"
"Most cathartic things are morbid," he amends. "Healing through melancholy."
I roll my eyes. "Leave it to you to find something poetic about slicing off the heads of snowmen. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#56. Influence is like the tide. Sometimes it goes, sometimes, however, it comes. #Quote by Constantina Maud

#57. Down they went, into the darkness. Down ancient, worn steps coated in slippery mildew. Down into the deep recesses of the earth, far beneath the corridors of Deep-Spire. #Quote by Sam J. Charlton

#58. Mather lifts a white eyebrow. "You don't have to actually yell, if you don't want to. Slightly elevated whispering would be fine. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#59. Like the sea, from which we derive our gifts, we are wild at heart, and deadly when angered. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#60. (Evil people) do not believe in forgiveness. Their transgressions are either punished or not punished. That is the only result that matters. #Quote by Daniel McHugh

#61. Death has a way of finding those who welcome it. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#62. The rhythm of fraught footsteps and fervent heartbeat orchestrated a symphony of anticipation and dread. #Quote by Brian A. McBride

#63. My thoughts of you never do you justice. #Quote by Nicole Gulla

#64. We were friends before." Sort of. We never tried to kill each other. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#65. Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice ... and justice is the spirit of God. #Quote by J.C. Marino

#66. What we see isn't what is…it's merely a representation of what we're taught to see. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#67. There was something severed and rough about her, something tainted and, yet, at the same time those jagged pieces were the makings of something fearsome. She'd wanted to become someone the Senate would fear, why not shatter the sky? #Quote by Elise Kova

#68. Dendera silences me with a hand on my cheek. "You listen to me, Meira Dynam. Yes, you have made mistakes, but I have watched you succumb to this role over the past few months, and that, I believe, is the biggest mistake you have made. The biggest mistake we all made. We've all been afraid, and Meira, you look at me. You saved us. You, this beautiful, wild girl before me - you saved us. So be you again, and whoever that is will be exactly what we need. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#69. Show your power by appearing powerless. #Quote by Holly Black

#70. Golden tongues of fire licked the night-sky, lighting up Brenna's ancient sky-line in terrible beauty. The wizard and his young companion watched the flames devour the city like a hungry beast. The knowledge they had only barely escaped from the Morg's clutches did not fill them with relief but a sense of burgeoning panic – the sacking of Brenna was only a taste of what was to come. #Quote by Sam J. Charlton

#71. Oh, how long were the days of a man.
When he strode upon the broken land.
He sailed as far as a man could steer.
And he never wished to lose his fear.
For the fear of man is a thing untold.
It keeps him safe, and it proves him bold!
Don't let fear make you cease to strive,
for that fear it proves you remain alive!
I will walk this broken road,
and I will carry a heavy load!
So come at me with your awful lies,
I'm a man of truth and I'll meet your eyes! #Quote by Robert Jordan

#72. Erroh has a plan. A simple plan. It'll never work. #Quote by Robert J. Power

#73. If everything was easy, we'd never know for sure when we've achieved greatness. #Quote by Chloe Jacobs

#74. Walking alongside his apprentice's horse, Sethil Longmere, magus of the Third Circle, Magi Master of Dormir's army, and a man who had seen more years than most men could count, did his best to keep his apprentice Rousche from falling off his gelding. The dun horse had a sure foot and a good temper, but it seemed unlikely the animal was used to a grown man lying face first in its mane, legs sprawled behind, dangling with each step. #Quote by Clifton Hill

#75. The absence of knowledge and understanding doesn't alter the truth, nor can ignorance and deceit replace it. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#76. I am caught. You caught me. Not the other way around. From the very first day. And from the very first day, I would have done anything for you - except let you go. I couldn't. Not when deep down, I knew we were meant to be like this. To love like this. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#77. Why all this death?

You might as easily ask 'Why all this life?'. #Quote by Daniel McHugh

#78. Your foe's weapons and armor are strong, but the least important aspects of the fight. The weakest part of any enemy is the flesh and blood wearing and wielding the cold, hard steel. #Quote by Alpha Four

#79. It's not Torrhen's Square I mean to take. - Theon Greyjoy #Quote by George R R Martin

#80. At times, the ignorance of our supposed knowledge is more a blessing than a curse. In other instances, that ignorance is detrimental to the mind, body, and spirit.

I don't understand.

Is ignorance not a freeing thing? #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#81. I will always come back to you."
…I lean forward and kiss him because he's my hunger and my food, my thirst and my water, my air and my every breath. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#82. Deep in the forest, hidden by trees and hills, was something strange... #Quote by Kimberley J. Ward

#83. Watch over my brother, you bloody bastard, he's one of yours.
Tyrion praying to the Warrior #Quote by George R R Martin

#84. What in Helos's name had just happened? The Calbernan had turned unexpectedly and caught her gaze upon him and then…
She dragged in a breath, then another. Ragged. Shaken. She couldn't even begin to describe what had happened. It was as if, with one look, he'd dived into the deepest, most secret parts of her soul, places no one – not even she – had ever been. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#85. Jaz caught himself a Myngelle."
"I'm surprised Anadyr let you out into the Plains by yourselves," smiled Corianna, "and you had best return that egg. The Merfolk will not be happy with you."
"Oh ... ! They'll have forgotten about all that by the time I have to journey to the Plains," said Jazdyr, cradling the unhatched egg.
"They don't forget anything, Jaz," said Jaden, "and our Lady Elf is right, you can't be handling that egg. You have to prepare to be a warrior."
"What if I don't want to be a warrior? I can just look after this egg, after it hatches."
"I don't think there's many openings for a zoo keeper in Mordana. #Quote by John Hennessy

#86. On the revelation that there are no gods or afterlife:-

"I do not 'like' the truth any more than you Avil, or anyone. I wrestled with it for a long time, for a while I was distraught, desperate to find that my research had been wrong - the more I searched, the deeper I delved the more clear it became that the truth was what it is. After much reflection, I came to the conclusion that though accepting the truth is hard, moving on from that, it becomes clear that the important thing is to make the world we live in a better place. We get one life, it's our duty to make the most of it."

~Brael Truthseeker of House Krazic
Deathsworn Arc 2 : The Verkreath Horror #Quote by Martyn Stanley

#87. Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night. #Quote by George R R Martin

#88. Like seduction, the Priestess took poisoning to an art form. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#89. Cricket glanced down when she saw a cookie slide under the wall. She plucked the cookie from the ground and bit into it, dirt and all. It was so disgusting, her eyes watered, but she was starving, so she choked it down. #Quote by Ash Gray

#90. The unnamed man's nose flared in insult as he thought to himself while the pig named Corbin prattled on. He disgusts me with his gluttonous sweat and fearful stink. He is like a swine, plumped up for the slaughter, but none I would like to eat. He sits across the table from me wheedling, desiring, wanting more and more and more. He wants assurances of safety, he wants money, he want, he wants, he wants... I am close, but not quite ready, to lean across and slit his jowls with a second smile, stand up and leave. But that is not my job...not yet. #Quote by Clifton Hill

#91. The rod that beat you is broken but you have no reason to be glad. A snake's egg hatches a flying dragon -- The Rule of Void #Quote by Ekene Onuorah

#92. She paused in the doorway, tipping her head to consider Brittany, who only glared. "You're right. I think most girls don't look like the tooth fairy dresses them every day. #Quote by Wendy Knight

#93. My strings are being pulled, this time by a different puppet master. #Quote by Emilyann Girdner

#94. Storm's coming, boys. Doesn't bode well, not with the moonrise tonight. #Quote by A.F. Stewart

#95. I think authors are just realizing there's no real reason to feel limited to a narrow set of genre rules in their writing. There's no reason a mystery novel can't have fantastic elements in it. Similarly, there's no reason why your epic fantasy series can't have elements of a mystery. #Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

#96. Those of strong character and training are chosen by fate. They cannot help but rise to the forefront when their nations are troubled. #Quote by Daniel McHugh

#97. Have you not figured it out yet? The curse torments us all. #Quote by Brigid Kemmerer

#98. For the wanderer astray, the hermit seeking the lost books
To him the bitter path of knowledge is truly germane
And to gaze at the grand canvas of depravity, the deified crooks
All the depth of duplicity of the celestial rulers most profane. #Quote by T. M. Lakomy

#99. He couldn't stand being around her when she had...Theron.
He wasn't king anymore. He wasn't an orphan anymore. He wasn't in Meira's life anymore.
None of this was the freedom he thought he'd wanted. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#100. If a stronger enemy is confidently relaxed for the night, leave him so. Disturbing him, in any manner, is bordering stupidity. #Quote by Angelo Tsanatelis

#101. She knew them all by name and by nature. Some were aromatic, others beautiful, but all were poisonous, her garden of deathly delights. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#102. Courage comes in the form of a girl. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#103. Ah, here we are. Your watercoach, Myerialanna."Calivan gestured to a lacquered blue-green boat, open at the front, and shaped to resemble a cresting wave, complete with silver fringe and accents made to resemble sea foam.
"How beautiful," Gabriella said as Dilys helped her into the fanciful canal boat. "I almost feel as if it should be pulled by a harnessed team of dolphins."
"That's only for when we take the coach for a spin on the open sea," Dilys said. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#104. I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too. #Quote by Kevin J. Anderson

#105. My eyes burned, and I blinked as I faced the books. "And I suppose," I said with an effort at lightness, "That it's a miracle I can actually read these things."
Rhys's answering smile was lovely - and just a bit wicked. "I believe my little lessons helped."
"Yes, 'Rhys is the greatest lover a female can hope for' is undoubtedly how I learned to read."
"I was only trying to tell you what you now know. #Quote by Sarah J. Maas

#106. Would you like to know what it is like to mate with this Fey? #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#107. You will know him by the blade he carries and the Dark-born skill with which he wields it, for none who know the love of the Father may defeat the Darkblade, yet all must stand against him. #Quote by Anthony Ryan

#108. Long has black powder been in the hands of dwarves alone.
Alas, winds ever change and nothing remains the same forever.

Lord Arrlo Salkeld #Quote by J.P. Ashman

#109. Beauty to beguile, spies to ensnare, and gold, always gold, to tempt, to trap, to control. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#110. Elijah: You are a dangerous woman.
Valeria: You do not know the half of it, but I suppose you are not one to always dabble in safe waters either. So, do you still want to work with me?
Elijah: It will be my pleasure.
Valeria: Is there anything I need to know about you?
Elijah: No!
Valeria: That is a lie.
Elijah: Is there anything I need to know about you?
Valeria: No!
Elijah: That is also a lie.
Valeria, smiling: Then we are a pair of liars. #Quote by Cristina M. Sburlea

#111. I know, but still. Hear this now, Mina," he paused. "You are the truest of truths and in some alternate universe where people could be whatever they wanted, you would be Queen. #Quote by Chelsea Ballinger

#112. A man's perspective is limited by the brevity of his existence.
Even living deliberately, how far up can we reach?
Standing on our miniscule patch of time, how far into the future can we see? How much of the past can one truly understand?

Yet, only a recreant spends their precious drops of sand before dropping back
into the abyss lounging in indulgence, not striving for understanding, knowledge,
answers that those of us
scourged/consecrated with consciousness
should seek with unconquerable passion. #Quote by Alpha Four

#113. A grim expression came over Syah's face. "The colt you speak of lost its mother during a storm. If this stallion was that colt, it is not just wild, it is insane. That horse will break your bones."
"And that will be a worthy end, a prince struck down by such a noble steed."
Fasime pushed himself off the support of the fence, but Oman grabbed his arm.
"It's not worth it, Brother."
"I can tame him."
"What will we tell Mother and Father if he kills you?" Oman questioned.
"Tell them I gave my life with pride. Do not punish him if he kills me. Release him back into the wild, and my spirit will ride him into the mist. #Quote by D.M. Raver

#114. Our physical tether to the mortal world is transitory, existing for merely a season. What we truly are, that energy and essence lives on after these forms we inhabit have long passed, returning to the soil from whence we came. We are eternal, because energy is eternal, creating, and nurturing new life. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#115. When we first found each other, I was a mess, full of conflict and fear. His steadfastness and unwavering faith in me helped to save me from myself, and from what I could become. Right now, he'd kill mother for me. Or he'd watch me kill her myself. He also understands this choice and how it's a part of me. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#116. Incredible, searing, glorious heat consumed her. Coherent thought eluded her. She could not think. She could not speak. With a helpless gasp of pleasure, she surrendered. Her arms twined around his neck, clutching him to her. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#117. She had tasted adventure. She had danced with the threat of death. And she had lived. #Quote by L. Danvers

#118. Who's arguing now?"
"Cat…"
I smile innocently. It's hard not to laugh. "Yes, Your Growliness?"
He growls. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#119. Only through the ancient tradition of storytelling can we enter the magical minds of one another. #Quote by Sivan P.L.

#120. Knowledge comes from what you learn…wisdom comes from what you experience, understand, and accept. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#121. If a woman was unattached and in possession of a pulse, she would not long remain unwilling in the face of a determined Calbernan's courtship. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#122. Death of the spirit precedes that of the flesh. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#123. Where magic is the essence of existence and those who wield it, rarely what they seem #Quote by Kathryn Royce-Martin

#124. What happened yesterday was a mistake, but it's over now. In the past, I've forgotten it, and so should you."
His brows rose. "You have forgotten? This, I do not believe." He stepped closer again. She retreated up another stair. "What passed between us was not forgettable. I am not forgettable. Not to you."
"You have a high opinion of yourself."
"No higher than deserved. But I know when a woman looks at me and likes what she sees. And I know when she wants more. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#125. Griffin's eyes capture mine. He holds my face in his hands. "You. Belong. With. Me. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#126. Once metal hits metal and battle begins no one wishes they had practiced less! #Quote by Alpha Four

#127. In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate. #Quote by N.K. Jemisin

#128. It is not Love that is the crime and it is not Love that is the sin. It is the absence of it!"
ARcher Tariq - "A Rising Darkness #Quote by Nikki Dorakis

#129. One can't exactly savor vengeance when one is dead. #Quote by Roshani Chokshi

#130. That was the thing about numbers.
They weren't like people, who could say one thing and do another.
They weren't like riddles of social mannerisms or conversations.
Numbers never lied. #Quote by Roshani Chokshi

#131. And once upon a time I wondered: Is writing epic fantasy not somehow a betrayal? Did I not somehow do a disservice to my own reality by paying so much attention to the power fantasies of disenchanted white men?

But. Epic fantasy is not merely what Tolkien made it.

This genre is rooted in the epic - and the truth is that there are plenty of epics out there which feature people like me. Sundiata's badass mother. Dihya, warrior queen of the Amazighs. The Rain Queens. The Mino Warriors. Hatshepsut's reign. Everything Harriet Tubman ever did. And more, so much more, just within the African components of my heritage. I haven't even begun to explore the non-African stuff. So given all these myths, all these examinations of the possible… how can I not imagine more? How can I not envision an epic set somewhere other than medieval England, about someone other than an awkward white boy? How can I not use every building-block of my history and heritage and imagination when I make shit up?

And how dare I disrespect that history, profane all my ancestors' suffering and struggles, by giving up the freedom to imagine that they've won for me. #Quote by N.K. Jemisin

#132. Everything makes so much more sense, when you forget what life forces you to remember. #Quote by Constantina Maud

#133. Being on the edge is always worse than going through #Quote by Joseph Brown

#134. I remembered Nahadoth's lips on my throat and fought to suppress a shudder, only half succeeding. Death as a consequence of lying with a god wasn't something I had considered, but it did not surprise me. A mortal man's strength had its limits. He spent himself and slept. He could be a good lover, but even his best skills were only guesswork - for every caress that sent a woman's head into the clouds, he might try ten that brought her back to earth. #Quote by N.K. Jemisin

#135. It's time to be the person you were meant to be, Cat. You don't just have to make decisions and stand by them now. You have to live with them. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#136. Azerowut, I must tend to an urgently urgent business and a business that is urgent most urgently. Watch over my tent with extreme care and care that is caring in the extreme, and do not, under any circumstantial circumstances, allow anyone and his brother to be within an uncomfortably uncomfortable distance of her door. --Master Kwadile #Quote by Michael Joseph Murano

#137. Not everyone who spoke to you friendly was really your friend. #Quote by George R R Martin

#138. He spread his arms wide, as if he could embrace the city below. "There are so many things to marvel at. How could anyone want to hurt it? How can people wake up every morning and not think -- The sun is still there! And I'm still here! This is incredible! #Quote by Marissa Meyer

#139. He dismounted and lifted his arms to Shae. Light as she was, he had to step backward when she leaned into him. He steadied them both, and then turned to instruct the groom. When Kai looked for her again, Shae was gone. A smile touched his mouth as he went through an archway in the inner curtain wall. He would keep his knowledge of Shae's morning activities to himself. (from DawnSinger) #Quote by Janalyn Voigt

#140. The energies exuding from her seduced his mind as effectively as pheromones enticing prey to its predator. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#141. Men wish to be worshiped, young one. They forget that worship belongs to the gods alone. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#142. In all your years, Anadyr, have you ever encounted the Dark Mage?" asked Aynara.
"I have not, my Lady, but I would hope for my entire existence not to happen on his ugliness."
Aynara turned to Anadyr. "I have, just once before. When he appears, he is anything but ugly, my Lord. In fact, one might consider him the most beautiful entity you have ever seen. Strange that it is often the case for many a foe we encounter. Evil often comes with a smile."
(from Stormling, 2014) #Quote by John Hennessy

#143. You are stronger than the tide. #Quote by Allison Ivy

#144. With his nose in my hair, he inhaled deeply before putting a light kiss on my cheek. "Have you come to play?" he asked then kissed me again.
"No." I cringed when he drew my earlobe into his mouth. "I came to help you. That's all. I swear."
"I'd rather play. #Quote by H.D. Smith

#145. Yet while Owllwin was arrogant, he was also humble enough to admit when he had made a mistake. Perhaps it was his sheer clumsiness that kept him so humble: the first time he spoke to Cricket was in the great dining hall, and he brought down six tables five minutes after. #Quote by Ash Gray

#146. The significance of each change of season is easily buried in the smallest of life's mundanities and trivialities. Yet, the true consequence of time's passage is there, blaring within the subtle disguise of a whisper for all who would listen. #Quote by Alpha Four

#147. The door opens, and I turn my head, my heart thudding at the sight of Griffin. Tall, broad, muscular but sleek, he stalks into the room like a predator, his gait balanced and sure, his glittering, gray eyes focused entirely on me. Inky hair, a hawkish nose, that stubborn jaw, and thick, black stubble make him look hard and intimidating. With his sword strapped on and his dark brows lowered, he's a warlord on the prowl.
I shiver. I couldn't want him more. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#148. He must prove himself strong enough to protect her, gentle enough to win her heart, and worthy of the great gift of her love and her unconditional trust. She must find the courage to embrace the darkest shadows of his soul, and the even greater courage to bare the shadows of her own soul to him. When all barriers are sundered, all secrets revealed and accepted, she can complete the bond; and they will no longer be two separate people, but rather one person, one soul, complete for eternity, stronger together than either could ever be apart. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#149. Weakness confounds the mind and diminishes the soul. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#150. I don't know why it's not universally acknowledged that looking back is a terrible idea. It only makes going forward that much harder. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#151. A woman is dead. I would hardly call that progress."

"Sure it is," she replied. "Especially since you're not the one who's dead."

I couldn't argue with that. #Quote by Jennifer Estep

#152. Lucifer unbound his absolution
His purpose took unstoppable form
A wyrm whose brilliance blinded
Tenacity burned as radiant as the Almighty
Lucifer remembered this so vividly
A fond memory of when God stood thunderstruck #Quote by D.J. LeMarr

#153. You'd claim me?" he asked, hopeful but cautious.
She nodded once. "Because I'd never set a monster like you loose in the world. #Quote by Josephine Angelini

#154. Isaac stopped her at the bottom of the stairs with a crooked smile. "I would wish you sweet dreams, but how can they be memorable if I won't be in them? #Quote by Chloe Jacobs

#155. I am a bottomless well of revelation but cannot force the ignorant to drink. #Quote by Joe Abercrombie

#156. Defeat manifests in the mind long before it reaches the heart. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#157. True siblings are bound together by far more essential things than blood, while more times than many blood isn't thicker than water. #Quote by Constantina Maud

#158. She had prayed for someone else, anyone else but Den. She'd been hoping for a nice, quiet man like Papa. Instead, the gods had sent her the man who'd scorched the world. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#159. I take the chakram, my eyes on Mather. "I'm not me without it, am I?"
A smile flips across his face before he shakes his head. "You're perfect the way you are. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#160. She'd never in her life looked at a man and felt like a starving beggar standing before a sumptuous feast. She'd all but licked her lips at the sight of him. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#161. When I first started working on 'Staying Dead,' I got some well-meaning but negative feedback from industry folk because - back in 2001 - epic fantasy was still the big thing, alternate history a tight runner-up. #Quote by Laura Anne Gilman

#162. You are blessed with a knack for sucking the wonder out of the extraordinary. #Quote by Daniel McHugh

#163. You have to earn it.' Vhalla didn't know what else to say. She had trusted him, to lead her, to teach her, and he broke that trust. It wasn't as though it was something she could simply start again on command. #Quote by Elise Kova

#164. Faith? What faith do you profess so fervently that should urge me to action? #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#165. He clamped her body to his as if by the sheer force of his embrace he could crawl inside her soul and anchor himself there for eternity. #Quote by C.L. Wilson

#166. :We aren't leaving here,: Cricket answered sleepily
:Oh, but we are,: insisted the wolf with confidence. :You have bigger business about you than lingering here in bird paradise.:
After everything that had happened with Neferre, Cricket knew the wolf's words were true but decided to ignore them. :They don't like being called birds,: she scolded. :And do you have gas? Ugh.:
:Just the same,: said the wolf evenly, :time will take us from here. Be prepared when that happens.: #Quote by Ash Gray

#167. In the beginning there was only Darkness. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#168. I think I am more prone to mistrust kindness than something that is obviously bad. #Quote by Chelsea Ballinger

#169. You must first defeat your enemy in your mind. If you rely solely on your physical weapons, you've already lost."
-Aaron-Michael Hall, Kurintor Nyusi #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#170. His throat bobbed. "I missed you. Every second, every breath. Not just this," he said, shifting his hips for emphasis and dragging a groan from deep in my throat, "but... talking to you. Laughing with you. I missed having you in my bed, but missed having you as my friend even more."
"Never again," I promised him, and whispered it over and over as the sunlight drifted across the floor. #Quote by Sarah J. Maas

#171. Lay your head upon the snow," he sings, uncertain at first, but with more confidence as he loses himself in the lyrics.
"Lay sorrow in the ice. For all that once was calm, sweet child, will belong to you tonight. Lay your heart upon the snow. Lay your tears in the ice. For all that once was still, sweet child, will belong to you tonight. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#172. A man could only spend so much of his time ignoring the present before the present made him a thing of the past. #Quote by S.M. White

#173. But in the end it is only a passing thing ... this shadow. Even darkness must pass. - Samwise Gamgee, The Two Towers #Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien

#174. Then he did something that I never expected; he kissed me. It was like the running water: soft and like a thunder. #Quote by Maria Vermisoglou

#175. Angra wanted to break me.
But he only made me unbreakable. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#176. Oh, you misunderstand the sagacity of my decision. It wasn't for my benefit that you atoned. It was for yours. That expiation removed the encumbrance from your heart and mind. The gods blessed us with such wisdom as a means to unburden our spirit when we've fallen short of their expectations. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#177. Reflections of the battlements shimmered in the deep green moat, casting an image of enduring strength, an image that defied the very siege of time. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#178. When a mortal man breaks a people, it is always blamed on the gods. #Quote by S.M. White

#179. When you're lost there's nowhere to go but forward. One step at a time – and the way will show itself. #Quote by Sam J. Charlton

#180. Darkness will always be...its own master... #Quote by C.K. Mullinax

#181. He leaves. Just like that. No final good-bye, no last, lingering glance.
Like we never loved each other at all. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#182. To be unaware of something doesn't render it void or nonexistent. Not all occurrences written are true, just as not all we see is reality."
-Aaron-Michael Hall, Kurintor Nyusi #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#183. I came here as a son seeking his father's approval, hoping you could recognize what she and I have. But, it appears you're business as usual. #Quote by Nicole Gulla

#184. And Giselle just saw the Cordellan heir give away pieces of Winter.
Theron had no right to do this. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#185. You're impatient," he says. "I like it. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#186. With every fall of the sun and rise of the moon, I can hear it. The Prophecy. It echoes through the halls of time. It is written on the surface of every star. Even the sun and moon cannot withhold the news of the second coming. I hear it. And I fear it. #Quote by Brian A. McBride

#187. We've seen firsthand the footprints of the Mordant's treachery. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#188. I do not understand how she can fill me with such hope and fear simultaneously. I pull her hand to my chest and lean in to her, until we share breath. My lips brush across hers.
It is barely a kiss, but she is somehow closer to me, her body a pool of warmth against mine.
I want so desperately to turn it into more, to see where this blossoming attraction will lead. #Quote by Brigid Kemmerer

#189. Careful, mother, or you could end up dangling in another's webs. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#190. The hard truths are the ones to hold tight. - Old Bear #Quote by George R R Martin

#191. There're folks with plenty of learning that ain't got sense enough to pull up their cowl in the rain. Some things can't be taught…they just are. #Quote by Aaron-Michael Hall

#192. Oh, Zofia," she said. "Don't be sad. Everyone hides. #Quote by Roshani Chokshi

#193. Dragons have wild hearts that need the open sky #Quote by Ava Richardson

#194. I'm trying to do what's right, but I don't know if there is a such a thing as a right option anymore. Just different kids of wrong."
Breakfast narrowed his eyes at her. "Don't get too comfortable with that notion. #Quote by Josephine Angelini

#195. When Angra conquered my kingdom sixteen years ago, he did so by breaking our Royal Conduit. And when a conduit is broken in defense of a kingdom, the ruler of that kingdom becomes the conduit themselves. Their body, their life force - it all merges with the magic. No one knows this, save for me, Angra, and the woman whose death turned me into Winter's conduit: my mother. #Quote by Sara Raasch

#196. A crushed spark never ignites," I tell him. "That's not how you fan the flame. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#197. He'd chase her to Hell and back if needs be, but whether it was for love, or lust, or power, he did not know. #Quote by Karen Azinger

#198. You can't work in the library without going into the Old Levels," said Mirelle somberly. "At least some of the time. I wouldn't be keen on going to some parts of the Library, myself."
Lirael listened, wondering what they were talking about. The Great Library of the Clayr was enormous, but she had never heard of the Old Levels.
She knew the general layout well. The Library was shaped like a nautilus shell, a continuous tunnel that wound down into the mountain in an ever-tightening spiral. This main spiral was an enormously long, twisting ramp that took you from the high reaches of the mountain down past the level of the valley floor, several thousand feet below.
Off the main spiral, there were countless other corridors, rooms, halls, and strange chambers. Many were full of the Clayr's written records, mainly documenting the prophesies and visions of many generations of seers. But they also contained books and papers from all over the Kingdom. Books of magic and mystery, knowledge both ancient and new. Scrolls, maps, spells, recipes, inventories, stories, true tales, and Charter knew what else.
In addition to all these written works, the Great Library also housed other things. There were old armories within it, containing weapons and armor that had not been used for centuries but still stayed bright and new. There were rooms full of odd paraphernalia that no one now knew how to use. There were chambers where dressmakers' dummies stood fully clothed, displ #Quote by Garth Nix

#199. While I have the floor, here's a question that's been bothering me for some time. Why do so few writers of heroic or epic fantasy ever deal with the fundamental quandary of their novels . . . that so many of them take place in cultures that are rigid, hierarchical, stratified, and in essence oppressive? What is so appealing about feudalism, that so many free citizens of an educated commonwealth like ours love reading about and picturing life under hereditary lords?

Why should the deposed prince or princess in every clichéd tale be chosen to lead the quest against the Dark Lord? Why not elect a new leader by merit, instead of clinging to the inbred scions of a failed royal line? Why not ask the pompous, patronizing, "good" wizard for something useful, such as flush toilets, movable type, or electricity for every home in the kingdom? Given half a chance, the sons and daughters of peasants would rather not grow up to be servants. It seems bizarre for modern folk to pine for a way of life our ancestors rightfully fought desperately to escape. #Quote by David Brin

#200. I make a show of smoothing down my hair – a lost cause at this point. "Ah, that. It's getting to the stage where it deserved a name. The Knotted Nest? The Twisted Tresses?"
"What about the Terrible Tangle?"
I nod. "That has serious possibilities."
"The Matted Mess?" he suggests. #Quote by Amanda Bouchet

#201. Relationships are ropes. Love is a noose. - Durzo Blint #Quote by Brent Weeks

#202. He wanted to regain his memory, but not if it cost him Victoria. He would give up everything for her. #Quote by Katie Reus

#203. Yep. His epic good looks without succumbing to the adorable label had made him a man-unicorn in my mind. Or a merman. Or a Loch Ness Monstman. He was a mystical creature. #Quote by Penny Reid

#204. When you're acting, it's a fantasy already; maybe it's the costumes - I love it. It's so fun. #Quote by Meghan Ory

#205. It was hope that brought me love. #Quote by Nely Cab

#206. If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up. #Quote by Hunter S. Thompson

#207. This would be the stuff of songs and paintings and patterns on skin. #Quote by Victoria Collins

#208. I hate when I look in my closet and find clothes instead of Narnia. #Quote by H.B. Bolton

#209. Nova studied his face like a cat on a mouse hole, waiting for the slightest movement to give way and the unseen to be revealed. But Chael's face was like a rock, void of movement, void of clues. #Quote by Brittney Joy

#210. Stanwyck was slim, and remained so over her career. Regardless of the obligations and pressures regarding size and shape for women in Hollywood, or her own needs and desires as an actress and a person, or the occasions within the films that show off her body, Stanwyck rarely advertises a superficial fantasy of feminine appearance. She is too busy exploring the subtlety of interactions. #Quote by Andrew Klevan

#211. Such is the passage, x. 14, where, after giving an account that the sun stood still upon Gibeon, and the moon in the valley of Ajalon, at the command of Joshua, (a tale only fit to amuse children). This tale of the sun standing still upon Motint Gibeon, and the moon in the valley of Ajalon, is one of those fables that detects itself. Such a circumstance could not have happened without being known all over the world. One half would have wondered why the sun did not rise, and the other why it did not set; and the tradition of it would be universal; whereas there is not a nation in the world that knows anything about it. #Quote by Thomas Paine

#212. The girl had ethics. I had ethics.
No, wait, that was epics. I had epics. Epic ass. Epic boots. Epic looks, but only when I was drunk. Tons of epics. #Quote by Darynda Jones

#213. Chaol," he said, looking over his shoulder. Dorian's eyes were frozen, his jaw clenched. "Treat her well. #Quote by Sarah J. Maas

#214. For many years I had heard about an underworld consisting of people who act out a vampire fantasy while I was living in New York. Fortunately for me there are also several books on the phenomena. #Quote by James Patterson

#215. Sometimes we choose a friend who mirrors our fantasies, dreams of a self we wish we could be. #Quote by Lillian B. Rubin

#216. My stories include realistic fiction and fantasy. #Quote by Cynthia Leitich Smith

#217. Impossibly, I knew I could beat him. It wasn't fantasy. It was fact. #Quote by Pippa DaCosta

#218. I can't say what I was looking for exactly, though I was ever hopeful that he might come out and profess his love, save me, run away with me, solve all my problems. #Quote by Ottessa Moshfegh

#219. I didn't want him to think I was giving up - I wasn't. I simply couldn't put myself together just yet. #Quote by Markelle Grabo

#220. The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth. #Quote by Criss Jami

#221. If you talk about genres - I don't care if you're talking about war, Westerns, science fiction, horror, fantasy, humor, romance - anything you can find, strolling the aisles of a Borders or a Barnes & Noble, I can bring you many comic books representing each genre. #Quote by Michael Uslan

#222. Though "instincts" or "drives" can be formulated in physiological and biological terms they cannot be pinned down in that way, for they are also psychic entities which manifest themselves in a world of fantasy peculiarly their own. They #Quote by C. G. Jung

#223. The faerie queen's compassion was even more frightening than her anger. #Quote by Maggie L. Wood

#224. Apropos, you're going to have to learn to sooner or later that you can't just let other people decide what the world around you should and shouldn't be. #Quote by Peter David

#225. As you enter, you pray to leave. As you leave, you pray to never return. #Quote by Victoria Aveyard

#226. I felt empowered by him, as if his very existence manipulated the balance of my nature from a shy little girl to wonder woman. #Quote by Kellie Thacker

#227. No enemies had ever taken Ankh-Morpork. Well technically they had, quite often; the city welcomed free-spending barbarian invaders, but somehow the puzzled raiders found, after a few days, that they didn't own their horses any more, and within a couple of months they were just another minority group with its own graffiti and food shops. #Quote by Terry Pratchett

#228. Too often fantasy is not a rich elaboration of life designed to enhance our existence, rather it is our pell-mell escape from life with the intent of exiting this existence. And the most imaginative fantasy of all is to somehow think that I can do that in the first place. #Quote by Craig D. Lounsbrough

#229. You consider issues, but not deeply enough.
Your spring is frozen. Faith is a flowing.
Don't try to forge cold iron.
Study David, the ironsmith, and dancer, and musician.
Move into the sun. You're wrapped in fantasy
and inner mumbling. When spirit enters, a man begins to wander freely,
escaped and overrunning through the garden plants,
spontaneous and soaking in.
Now a miracle story ... #Quote by Rumi

#230. If you're brave enough to try, you might be able to catch a train from UnLondon to Parisn't, or No York, or Helsunki, or Lost Angeles, or Sans Francisco, or Hong Gone, or Romeless. #Quote by China Mieville

#231. While his body was left behind, his soul soared into the heavens. He did not pause at Celestia's gates. No, that was not the true Celestial realm. Even as it floated among the skies and hosted its angelic ward, it was nothing more than a city. The place the Hallowed sought was beyond such petty creatures. He did not give it another passing glance as he ascended. #Quote by A.J. Flowers

#232. You do not believe in the magic and power of this book only because you cannot comprehend that it is possible. The lack of faith of your part does not make the power less capable or less real...You only have to open up your mind to the possibilities. There is a sea of power out there, all around us. It doesn't wait until someone believes in order for it to exist. It just does."
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance #Quote by Madison Thorne Grey

#233. So rest a while, we can talk in the cool of the evening. Or the cool of the morning. There 's seldom as much hurry as I used to think there was.
-Hawk
Who had been Archmage
The Other Wind #Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

#234. It's a sad day when so many people shirk the most basic responsibilities of life that simply being respectable becomes behavior worthy of special attention. In other words, I think the people you describe are doing what they should. A society has weak values when it regards going to work every day and taking care of your family as heroic. #Quote by Marilyn Vos Savant

#235. Wandering these shelves, the many mechanical animals... ambled about their day, unaffected by the presence of Maiegryn and her children. #Quote by Trevor Alan Foris

#236. Games have a huge impact on our society because the media plays a role in helping to shape our attitudes. So it's not just fantasy. #Quote by Anita Sarkeesian

#237. The passageway smelled like decaying bodies and lavender. Her nose found it entertaining. The rocky tunnel ate their footsteps. Camin Barice wanted it to steal their voices. Then, she wouldn't have to listen to the aggravating filth spilling from her charges holes. #Quote by Auden Johnson

#238. I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat while indulging in a brief girl-on-girl fantasy. You're a man of layers, Ford."
Me and Shrek, we're onions. #Quote by Nora Roberts

#239. Hell and Heaven are states of being, not destinations. They are worlds we carry within. Don't expect to find angels and demons -- not in the way you've envisioned them. As God is called Allah, so Man is called Monster. Don't be fooled by titles. Call a skunk a rose and it will continue to reek.

Hydras do not crawl out from between the weatherworn pages of fairytale anthologies. On the contrary, they ride the subway and order food at the local drive-through and enjoy stolen kisses at the cinema. Only one head is visible to the naked eye. They tend to avoid reflective surfaces.

Each head is a sin: each belch of fire is a sin put to action. But you should know that the shadows differ. There may be seven heads, or three, or one. Those with one head are particularly tricky. Who's to say if they're human or hydra? You'd have to kiss them, bite them. You would know them by their mouth. The name of their sin is tattooed on the inside of their bottom lip, so they can lick and taste its sweetness. #Quote by Angela Panayotopulos

#240. To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful. #Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

#241. When you model your relationship on someone else's, your partner can never match up to the fantasy. #Quote by Nikki Bayley

#242. The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness. #Quote by Eckhart Tolle

#243. What happened out there?"
"I almost got quarking toasted by a dragon."
"A dragon," he repeats, scandalized. "Are you mad? Or have you been skulking around the bars of Barbary XIII? #Quote by Nenia Campbell