88 quotes
“You mean…I’m not a coward after all?”
“Rest easy. You’re just a neurotic like the rest of us.”
Elf Defense (1988)
She had seen too much not to realize that there are some worlds where a sword is not a sword, and where the power of magic breathes fate into a blade.
New York by Knight (1986)
Amanda gave him the freeze, too. The blue demon hesitated, unsure of whether this snub was a rejection of his leadership or his dubious social standing. There were only a few demons in Debrett’s.
Here Be Demons (1988)
She had majored in Philosophy at Vassar. It wasn’t the sort of thing one got over easily.
New York by Knight (1986)
Three there are and three there be,
Each will gain the rest for thee:
Flesh to flesh in burning hold;
Song of silver, chink of gold;
Power to make others bend.
None the Answer in the end.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
Sex is like the pursuit of wild mushrooms: Both are fascinating hobbies, both can prove most addictive, and both for the most part yield tasty results.
And yet, for the novice, there exists always the chance of making that one fatal mistake. Ah, but if one lives, one learns!
Harlot's Ruse (1986)
It is more comfortable for us to pretend that we are a kindly race, to let bygones be bygone, to let the dust of history mingle with the ashes of the dead and to sweep both under the same rug.
Sphynxes Wild (1989)
All acts leave imprints of themselves on the worlds of being, sweet lady. Our loving will leave its little mark, and our quarrel. But nothing leaves so strong a print as evil, and the ghosts of great evils return time after time to reenact their tragedies.
New York by Knight (1986)
I knew the Cardinal Rule of Experiments from Master Urion’s house: The wise mage never tampers with the order of things unless his circumstances are such that the worst possible result of the experiment will be no more disastrous than not performing the experiment at all.
Harlot's Ruse (1986)
Growing up’s not something that just happens south of your belt buckle. It’s opening your eyes and taking on the nightmares yourself, without calling for Mommy or Daddy or even God. It’s facing down evil, even when you know it might be the last thing you ever do.
Hooray for Hellywood (1990)
Like many a freshman with dangerous leanings toward the Humanities, Noel circled the topic of choosing a major cautiously, occasionally poking it with a stick to see which way it lunged and which way he should jump to avoid it.
Demon Blues (1989)
Pigs possess a certain native intelligence and common sense by and large missing from our greater poets. When despair lays its clammy paws across their fevered porcine brows, they do not slump about composing sonnets; they take action.
A Pig's Tale (1995)
And the things mortals have taught me! They hate in the name of a god of love! They make war in the name of peace! They fancy themselves in the lords of creation because they are able to destroy it all!
Elf Defense (1988)
But we had to go believe a prophecy instead of our own eyes, elf! There’s no good ever came of listening to wizards. Half of them are crazy and the other half are so old they sound crazy. And we listened! We’re the craziest of the lot.
New York by Knight (1986)
To shrug was in effect his philosophy of life. Either you had the answer to a problem or you didn’t. If you did, bueno, you did. If you didn’t, you shrugged and waited to see if someone would come up with the answer for you.
New York by Knight (1986)
“The trouble with having royal advisors,” the king muttered half to himself, “is that they’re always trying to give a man advice!”
Split Heirs (1993)
He did not know the proper name by which to call preshrunk designer jeans, yet if left to his own lexical devices, he would name them Paradise. Like many another man of faith, he yearned for entry thereto.
Demon Blues (1989)
“You don’t have to go by anyone’s rules but your own. Everything about you is special. The only trouble is, no one but you ever seems to see it that way.”
“I don’t think I like your attitude.”
“I don’t think I care.”
Demon Blues (1989)
No one missed the news in his house. Papi insisted on that. He hated ignorance, and book-ignorance was only one kind. The kid had to know that the world wasn’t nothing but half-hour time slots where everyone gets rich and happy between the commercials.
New York by Knight (1986)
His salvation flunkies. Mouthing off a hundred and one misapplied Biblical justifications a minute for why they can split heads, kick butt, and burn anything or anyone who tells them No. They are still going to Heaven. They’ll be the only ones there, but what the hey!
Hooray for Hellywood (1990)