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Tad Williams, vlastním jménem Robert Paul Williams je americký spisovatel v žánru fantasy a sci-fi.

Ve svém životě vystřídal několik zaměstnání, dokud v roce 1985 neuveřejnil svůj první román Tailchaser's Song. Okamžitě získal pamětní cenu J.W. Campbella za nejlepší spisovatelský debut. Wikipedia  

✵ 14. březen 1957
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““Why can nothing be simple?”
Geloë shifted on her stool. The wise woman’s voice was surprisingly sympathetic. “Because nothing is simple, Prince Josua.””

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 20, “Travelers and Messengers” (p. 635).

“If you have not noticed, we are preparing for war. I’m sorry if that inconveniences you.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 34, “Forgotten Swords” (p. 549).

““Is this being in love?” he suddenly wondered? It was nothing like the ballads he had heard sung—this was more irritating than uplifting.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 31, “The Councils of the Prince” (p. 500).

“Strangely, although the world is already full of fearful things, mortals seems always to hunt for new worries.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 2, Chapter 13, “The Fallen Sun” (p. 307).

“I shall endeavor to turn dross to purest Metal Absolute: in short, to teach you something.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 4, “Cricket Cage” (p. 41).

“Not being stupid is important.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 24, “The Hounds of Erkynland” (p. 360).

“Part of manhood, I am thinking, is to ponder one’s words before opening one’s mouth.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Stone of Farewell (1990), Chapter 12, “Birdsflight” (p. 297).

“Tiamak closed his eyes to make a short prayer of thanks, hoping that the gods, like children, could be confirmed in good behavior by praise.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 13, “The Nest Builders” (p. 405).

“You can never tell when princes will get squinty on you. You can never tell when they might suddenly feel their blood and go all royal.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 17, “Bonfire Night” (p. 523).

“I gave up the love of learning for the love of oblivion—the two cannot live together.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 9, “Pages in an Old Book” (p. 296).

“There are three kinds of people—the living, the dead, and those at sea.”

Tad Williams

Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Stone of Farewell (1990), Chapter 19, “Children of the Navigator” (p. 475).

“I have not slept well since I first entered my brother’s dungeons. While my comfort has improved since then, worry has taken the place of hanging in chains as a denier of rest.”

Tad Williams

“There are many kinds of imprisonment,” Jarnauga nodded.
Zdroj: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 43, “The Harrowing” (p. 739).

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