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.

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Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

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We didn't make the world. All we have to do is live in it.

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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!

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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.

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Futility is the defining characteristic of life.

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Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.

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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.

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I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

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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.

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The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling.

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When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire.

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Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world.

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It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

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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.

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Foamfollower's question caught him wandering. "Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?"

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Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In accepting a gift you honor the giver.

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A good laugh, Covenant sighed morosely. Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time?

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Stephen R. Donaldson

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: May 13, 1947
Quotes count: 31
Wikipedia: Stephen R. Donaldson

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