Elric of Melniboné Quotes

“Legends are best left as legends and attempts to make them real are rarely successful”
― Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné

“Why should their pain produce such marvelous beauty? he wonders. Or is all beauty created through pain? Is that the secret of great art, both human and Melnibonen?”
― Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné

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'No one lives in Ameeron by choice.'

'A veritable City of the Damned.'

'As the poet might remark, aye.' Rackhir offered Elric a sardonic wink. 'But I sometimes think all cities are that.'

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― Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné