The Magic of Recluce Quotes

“One good action does not make a man good. Nor does a single wrong action make a good man evil.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., The Magic of Recluce

“Don’t ever settle for just survival, son. Survival isn’t life…”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., The Magic of Recluce

“Blades caressed, never meeting directly, edges sliding against each other. Clank… Thud… The Duke’s champion lay face-down on the pier, separated from sword and life. Just as suddenly as it had started, it was over.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., The Magic of Recluce

“A bright gray sky woke me, sunlight diffused through high thin clouds. That, and the extraordinarily cheerful sound of some bird I did not know and wanted to strangle.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., The Magic of Recluce

“love no one until you can love yourself, for love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., The Magic of Recluce

“Up early. Must be important.” Her smile was nice, too.”
― L.E. Modesitt Jr., The Magic of Recluce