Stephen R. Donaldson quotes

I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse. (Stephen R. Donaldson)
He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head. View quote
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Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse. View quote
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We didn't make the world. All we have to do is live in it. View quote
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One word more, a final caution: Do not forget whom to fear at the last. I have had to be content with killing and torment; but now my plans are laid, and I have begun. I shall not rest until I have eradicated hope from the Earth. Think on that, and be dismayed! View quote
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This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken. View quote
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Futility is the defining characteristic of life. View quote
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Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy. View quote
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I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common. View quote
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I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further. View quote
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It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate. (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Go to hell," Covenant mumbled. "Don't you ever sleep?" "The Bloodguard do not sleep." "What?" "No Bloodguard has slept since the Haruchai swore their Vow." With an effort, Covenant pulled himself into a sitting position. He peered blearily at Bannor for a moment, then muttered, "You're already in hell. View quote
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The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling. View quote
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When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire. View quote
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Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world. View quote
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It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead. View quote
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Stone and sea are deep in life Two unalterable symbols of the world Permanence at rest And permanence in motion Participants in the power that remains. View quote
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Foamfollower's question caught him wandering. "Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?" View quote
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Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. View quote
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Joy is in the ears that hear, not in the mouth that speaks. The world has few stories glad in themselves, and we must have gay ears to defy Despite. View quote
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Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time? (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Alas for the Earth! We are overthrown and have no friend to redeem us. Beauty shall pass utterly from the Land. View quote
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When last comes to last, I have little power: I am merely an urn. I hold the bone-sap of myself, and watch the marrow burn. When last comes to last, I have little strength: I am only a tool. I work its work; and in its hands I am the fool. When last comes to last, I have little life. I am simply a deed: an action done while courage holds: a seed. View quote
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In accepting a gift you honor the giver. View quote
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A good laugh, Covenant sighed morosely. Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time? View quote
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