King's Sacrifice Quotes

“What is happiness, after all, but the fleeting, transitory butterfly of an emotion that is impossible to catch and hold for long before it flies away.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“All I know is that faith comes from within and it begins with faith in yourself; the knowledge that you have within you the ability to judge between the dark and the light and to act accordingly.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Said!” Olefsky roared, causing the gron to shy and dance nervously along the path. “Said!” The Bear brought the animal to a halt, turned around. “By my heart and bowels, laddie, who wakes every morning and takes a deep breath and says to the air, ‘Air, I love you.’ And yet, without air in our lungs, we would be dead within moments. And who says to the water, ‘I love you!’ and yet without water, we die. And who says to the fire in the winter, ‘I love you!’ and yet without warmth, we freeze. What is this talk of ‘said’?”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“How long do you stay fresh in that can?”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Time is, as one noted twentieth-century thinker put it, so that everything doesn't happen at once. The measurement of time, at least by the clock, is exact. The measurement of time by the heart and the head is far different. Time passes, time flies. It creeps of crawls. It moves faster than light. Time, for Maigrey, was running rapidly through her fingers. The hourglass emptying fast. Time, for Dion, was standing still. The stars had ceased to turn. All the suns in the galaxy were shining down on him.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Love and hate are twin babes, born to the same mother, but separated at birth. Pride, misunderstanding, jealousy prod hate, urge it to destroy its sibling. But love, if it is armored with respect, will always prove the stronger.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Fear of the unknown is always the most difficult to overcome.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Power is like the bright and shining silver globe, Your Majesty. You won it and now you hold it easily. You see yourself reflected in its silver surface, you see youth and beauty and adoring crowds. And then, suddenly, the spikes! Your hands impaled upon the silver, shining globe. Not so easy to hold on to now, is it, sire? Not so easy to look on your reflection and see it smeared with blood! But you must hold on to it and endure the pain.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Well, I guess we’re off, like a herd of mad turtles as my dad used to say.”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice

“Out in space, the pulsar flashed, once every two seconds; reminded Dixter of the knowing wink of some gigantic eye. The”
― Margaret Weis, King's Sacrifice