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Quotes from Stormbringer — Michael Moorcock

born 1939 England

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A man who can’t forget the past is a man who cannot plan for the future.

Stormbringer (1965)

Why do we worship such a god when whim decides him so often?

Stormbringer (1965)

Regret is useless since it can achieve nothing.

Stormbringer (1965)

Are the gods mad or are they so subtle we cannot fathom the workings of their minds?

Stormbringer (1965)

Elric knew that in reality Chaos was the harbinger of stagnation, for though it changed constantly, it never progressed.

Stormbringer (1965)

"Farewell, friend. I was a thousand times more evil than thou!"

Stormbringer (1965)

Greatest of these heroes was a doom-driven adventurer who bore a crooning rune blade that he loathed.

Stormbringer (1965)

“Thanks,” said Elric, “and what did you give in the first place for the power to summon such a demon?”
“Why, my soul, of course. But it was an old one and not of much worth. Hell could be no worse than this existence.”

Stormbringer (1965)

Only Law could create such perfection and, Elric thought, such perfection defeated progress. That the twin forces complemented one another was now plainer than ever before, and for either to gain complete ascendancy over the other meant entropy or stagnation for the cosmos. Even though Law might dominate the Earth, Chaos must be present, and vice versa.

Stormbringer (1965)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Moorcock (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.