The Road to Avalon Quotes

“It is not an easy thing," she said, "to love more than one is loved.”
― joan wolf, The Road to Avalon

“But any religion would be found lacking if judged solely by its human servants.”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon

“He will toss everything aside if he must—Uther, the high kingship, Britain—before he will give up Morgan.”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon

“She saw. And, painful though the knowledge was, it was also a relief. She had not failed with Arthur, nor had Morgan stolen him from her. He had belonged to Morgan long before she came into his life.”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon

“When Arthur was present, you did not look at anyone else.”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon

“The difference between Morgan and Gwenhwyfar, he found himself thinking, was that while both knew how to give, it was Morgan who knew how to give up.”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon

“A barren woman was always tragic, she thought despairingly, but at least her tragedy belonged to herself and her husband alone. When a queen was barren, the tragedy belonged to a nation.”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon

“Why does life hurt so much, Cai?' Gwenhwyfar asked despairingly.
'It always hurts for those who feel deeply,' he replied. 'It is the price we must pay.'
'It would be nice sometimes not to care.'
'Easier, certainly. But would it really be worth it?”
― Joan Wolf, The Road to Avalon