You are martyred, as woman is ever martyred, particularly if she seeks her own power.
Michael Moorcock Quotes
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Michael Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is a prolific British writer and editor, long known for his SF and fantasy works and now also for literary novels.
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219 quotes
Is there anything sadder, I wonder, than an assassin with nobody left to kill?
The English Assassin (1972)
The Warlord of the Air (1971)
I think the human race has rather foolishly cancelled many of its options.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
A man who can’t forget the past is a man who cannot plan for the future.
Stormbringer (1965)
The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius (1976)
Wild days, wild riders, and the stink of warfare across the world!
The Sword of the Dawn (1968)
Why do we worship such a god when whim decides him so often?
Stormbringer (1965)
There is nothing more puerile than the mind of a tyrant.
The Dragon in the Sword (1986)
Man is a rationalizing beast, if not a rational one.
The War Hound and the World's Pain (1981)
When confused, men turn to war and women to magic.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
Mortals and gods come and go, but nature remains.
The Bull and the Spear (1973)
Technology is potential freedom from brutality.
A Cure for Cancer (1971)
Regret is useless since it can achieve nothing.
Stormbringer (1965)
The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.
To Rescue Tanelorn (1962)
The Winds of Limbo aka The Fireclown (1965)
The Mad God's Amulet (1968)
Destiny can contain a few extra threads in her design and still accomplish her original aims.
Elric of Melniboné (1972)
The Revenge of the Rose (1991)
Are the gods mad or are they so subtle we cannot fathom the workings of their minds?
Stormbringer (1965)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Moorcock (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.