The Sunrise Lands Quotes

“Likes to fight, does he?" Sandra said thoughtfully.

"Oh, yeah. He says there are only two reasons to fight."

"Which are?"

"Joy and death."

Her mother's brows went up. "Joy in death?"

"No, no... For joy, to stretch yourself with a friend; or death, to kill as quickly as you can. Nothing in between.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“But then they were males, and therefore idiots about some things.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Myths are lies; but I believe in the power of myths the way I believe in rocks.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“... and he kills without fear, or anger, or hate, with regret even, simply because its necessary. That's rare, and it's rare still among the really first-rate. God help the enemy that finally frightens him or makes him mad.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Wholly homelike was the wedge of apple pie with whipped cream, and a piece of yellow cheese beside it, sharp and dry and crumbly, just right to cut the rich sweetness of the pie filling and the buttery taste of the crust.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Leading means running fast enough to keep ahead of your people”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Children do make life more interesting, he thought.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Fear worked both ways - if you suppressed the physical symptoms, it calmed your mind.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Come to me, Lord and Lady
Heal this spirit, heal this soul
Come to me, Lord and Lady
Mind and body shall be whole! Beast of the burning sunlight
Sear this wound that pain may cease
Mistress of the silver moonlight
Hold us fast and bring us peace— Come to me, Lord and Lady
Mind and body shall be whole!”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands

“Even God knew mortality and change when He became flesh in this fallen world, and we must remain supple before time’s gales.”
― S.M. Stirling, The Sunrise Lands