The Black Jewels Trilogy Quotes & Sayings

In the gray world above, I hear myself howling with laughter. Far below me, in the psychic abyss that is part of the Darkness, I hear another howling, one full of joy and pain, rage and celebration.
Not just another witch is coming, my foolish Sisters, but Witch. — Anne Bishop

The French Revolution has been the highest wave of the Gnostic tide. — Nicolas Gomez Davila

We will need smart people who can figure out how to save what we need to save and let the rest fade away. — John Palfrey

I am not convinced that lack of encryption is the primary problem. The problem with the Internet is that it is meant for communications among non-friends. — Whitfield Diffie

Find excuses to live. Find excuses to be happy. The world provides enormous opportunities to the courageous. — Girdhar Joshi

You disappoint me, Cassandra. Your legends paint you differently," Daemon said softly, his voice thick with malevolence.
"I'm a Priestess serving at this Altar," she said, working to keep her voice steady. "You're mistaken, if you think
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He laughed softly. She stepped back from the sound and found herself pressed against the counter.
"Do you think I can't tell the difference between a Priestess and a Queen? And the Jewels, my dear, name you for what you are."
She bent her head slightly in acknowledgment. "So I'm Cassandra. What do you want, Prince? — Anne Bishop

They have lied to us. They can't keep us from dying, so They lie to us about death. A cooperative structure of lies. What have they ever given us in return for the trust, the love--They actually say 'love'--we're supposed to owe Them? Can They keep us from even catching cold? from lice, from being alone? from anything? Before the Rocket we went on believing, because we wanted to. But the Rocket can penetrate, from the sky, at any given point. Nowhere is safe. We can't believe Them any more. Not if we are still sane, and love the truth. — Thomas Pynchon

Don't go so deep in yourself that you no longer exist for your partner and for the character and for the play. — Constantin Stanislavski

I'll still love you because you are mine. Mine, Brynne. In my heart you are, and nobody can take that away from me. Not even you. — Raine Miller

I am Tersa the Weaver, Tersa the Liar, Tersa the Fool. — Anne Bishop

The little logo that sits at the top of the screen of any 'Bluetooth-enabled' hardware () is actually a monogram created from the two runes that represent Harald's initials — Neil Oliver

God is more interested in restoring our hearts to Him, than giving us a happy marriage. — Ngina Otiende

And the Lady's mate. Despite having only two legs and small fangs, there was much that was feline in that one, and he approved. — Anne Bishop

short, all flee real responsibility, the effort of being consistent or of having an opinion of one's own, in order to take refuge in the parties or groups that will think for them, express their anger for them, and make their plans for them. Contemporary intelligence seems to measure the truth of doctrines and causes solely by the number of armored divisions that each can put into the field. Thenceforth everything is good that justifies the slaughter of freedom, whether it be the nation, the people, or the grandeur of the State. The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience. — Albert Camus

I would have to make an evaluation based on the circumstances at the time I took office as to how much help they continue to need. Because it's not just the Taliban. We now are seeing outposts of, you know, fighters claiming to be affiliated with ISIS. — Hillary Clinton