Stephen R. Donaldson citáty
Stephen R. Donaldson
Datum narození: 13. květen 1947
Stephen R. Donaldson je romanopisec.
Citáty Stephen R. Donaldson
„Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Reave the Just and Other Tales
Zdroj: Reave the Just and Other Tales
„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“
Zdroj: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
„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“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Foamfollower, Lord Foul's Bane
„It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.“
Zdroj: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
„This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, The Wounded Land
Zdroj: The Wounded Land (1980)
„We didn't make the world. All we have to do is live in it.“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Zdroj: Lord Foul's Bane
„Foamfollower's question caught him wandering. "Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?"“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Foamfollower and Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane, the first book of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever <!-- page 182 of the 1978 Ballantine Books/Del Rey paperback edition -->
„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.“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Thomas Covenant and Bannor, Lord Foul's Bane
„Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world“
Lord Mhoram, The Power That Preserves
„Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time?“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane
„When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, The Wounded Land
Thomas Covenant, The Wounded Land
„Alas for the Earth! We are overthrown and have no friend to redeem us. Beauty shall pass utterly from the Land“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Berek, Lord Foul's Bane
„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!“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha Lord Foul's Bane
Lord Foul, Lord Foul's Bane
„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.“
— Stephen R. Donaldson, kniha The Power that Preserves
Healer, The Power that Preserves, the third book of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
„The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling“
Foamfollower in Lord Foul's Bane, quoting the Elohim