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“And what is true manliness—” she tilted her head playfully “—if not class and recklessness blended together in the correct proportions?”
But every dream, if dreamed too long, turns into a nightmare. And we awake from such dreams screaming.”
They observe the principle, Master Witcher, that since the end is justified, the means must be found.”
And one should think about what’s really important. About the goal guiding us.
My fault, my only fault, is that I don’t have the nature of a dreamer.”
Everything has been, everything has happened. And everything has already been written about.
“You can’t waste time unthinkingly! You might overlook the right moment… That one right, unique moment. For time never repeats itself.”
‘What’s a spear? It’s a nobleman’s weapon, a stick with a poor man on each end.’
saddlebags,
She fell silent, glanced at the remains of the melted column, in which the outline of a shape could be discerned. “Who was that, Geralt?” “A friend. I’m going to miss him.” “Was he a human?” “The epitome of humanity.
Because a story where the decent ones die and the scoundrels live and carry on doing what they want is full of shit.
I want to be called Ciri of Vengerberg, daughter of Yennefer.”
Though man can bend rods of steel, women will always bring him to heel.
“Progress,” he said finally, “is like a herd of pigs. That’s how you should look at progress, that’s how you should judge it. Like a herd of pigs trotting around a farmyard. Numerous benefits derive from the fact of that herd’s existence. There’s pork knuckle. There’s sausage, there’s fatback, there are trotters in aspic. In a word, there are benefits! There’s no point turning your nose up at the shit everywhere.”
And a day will come, perhaps, when we shall stop believing at all that something is lurking in the darkness. We shall laugh at such fears. Call them childish. Be ashamed of them! But darkness will always, always exist. And there will always be Evil in the darkness, always be fangs and claws, death and blood in the darkness. And witchers will always be needed.”
“You aren’t riding to a rendezvous with your lover, Triss,”
“I’m neither so noble, nor so stupid as to give you the chance and him the temptation. Just this once, today, and then I’ll make sure that neither of you has any temptations or opportunities. But today I won’t deny myself that sweet and perverted pleasure. He knows about the role you played. And will thank you for it with his eyes. And I shall look at your trembling lips and shaking hands, listen to your lame apologies and excuses. And do you know what, Triss? I’ll be swooning with delight.”
“But he’ll never forgive you for what was done to Ciri. And to me.”
“That’s enough of this discussion!”
“A little more humility, you arrogant slut! He’s my man, mine and only mine! Do you understand? You’re to stop talking about him, you’re to stop thinking about him, you’re to stop delighting in his noble character… Right away, at once! Oh, I feel like grabbing you by that ginger mop of hair
For whoever doesn’t overcome the cowardice inside themselves will die of fear to the end of their days.
