The Naming Quotes

“It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end.”
― Alison Croggon, The Crow

“There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at all. But that is no reason not to make the attempt," said Saliman quietly. "The Light shines more brightly in the darkness.”
― Alison Croggon, The Crow

“You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“Nothing is ever truly gone...
Not for me, nor for any human being. We can only go forward, unless we are guests in some enchantment that is not is ours. We are condemned to an endless present, and we can never go back-the source of all our joy, and all our sorrow."
-Hem at Zelika's grave”
― Alison Croggon, The Crow

“Drunk with beauty, I tore down
Armfuls of blossoms.
How desolate the marred sky!”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“Light blooms the brighter in the darkest places.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living. ”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“You see aright. I am both Queen and Elidhu, here and there, wildfire and hearthfire, forgetting and remembrance. But do no yet speak of this, for men are impatient with such things and do not brook contradiction.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“What difference, being a pawn for the Light or a pawn for the Dark?" "There is a great difference. One difference is that for the Dark, certainly, you are a pawn. For the Light, you are a free human being, free to make mistakes, to do wrong, even. You are free to choose, whether or not you believe it.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“I would rather die than stay there." "Well, you might die.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“Your future is uncertain, and I can tell you nothing that can help you. You are singular and dangerous, and so it is that you are sought by both the Dark and the Light.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“And then like thunder broke the frost,
The chill wall fell, and morrowless
Immortal maid and man embraced,
Their light and shadow mingling.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“They obey older laws.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“No es ninguna vergüenza no saber nada. La vergüenza es no tener ansias de aprender.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“There come a few times in a person's life where there is a clear choice," Cadvan said. "The difference between one person and another is how they meet that choice,”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“It's not your fault there is evil in the world" Cadvan to Maerad”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“Hay muchas mentes imaginativas aquí, que en ausencia de hechos se inventarán una historia interesante para rellenar el vacío. De forma que nuestra fuerza es nuestra debilidad.”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming

“...todos a los que cuidamos y amamos han de morir. ¿Y no es todo nuestro canto un lamento porque todo lo que es verde y bello ha de pasar, como las sombras sobre una llanura, sin dejar rastro? ¿Qué canción, por bella que sea, puede aliviar esta angustia?”
― Alison Croggon, The Naming