Empire of Grass Quotes

“Jesa knew that men were only as good as the world allowed them to be.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“Then you should remember what he said about truth. ‘It is like the foxglove. In proper measure it is the most sovereign of medicines. Too much, though, brings suffering and even death.’ And he was right.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“You are not alone in this world,” she said, her cheek against his. She smelled of rosemary and lavender and other growing things. It almost made him weep. “You have me to share your burdens.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“And the strong never need to silence the weak, or they prove that they are the truly weak ones.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“when you are given only bad choices, choose the least dreadful.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“A city can be turned into a bubbling pot, and as the fire is poked and poked by those who desire chaos, at last it will boil over. It is too late then to lament the scalding.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“The truth of being a monarch is that you are always disappointing someone, cheating someone else, though you never wish to do it.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“chest.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“Summer's End

Cruel orb, my foe, the sun,

Glaring upon things
I never want to see again
The proud, lightning-limbed oaks
Of Hekhasor
The shimmering blue waters of Silverhome's lake
And the endless, endless sky
Go away, foul sun! You make me sad.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“The strong never need to silence the weak, or they prove that they are the truly weak ones.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“If you spare a dog he will never bite you, but men are not so trustworthy.”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass

“I hope not, but hope makes a flimsy armor,”
― Tad Williams, Empire of Grass