335 quotes
“I’ve never seen a soft heart turn hard,” said Taleswapper. “At least not without good reason.”
Seventh Son (1987)
Anthropology is never an exact science; the observer never experiences the same culture as the participant.
Speaker for the Dead (1986)
The only true vision comes not from God but from the inmost recesses of the human mind.
Seventh Son (1987)
Evil people naturally assume that you will use that power exactly as they would use it.
Heartfire (1998)
The most evil creatures don’t desire the destruction of everything—they only desire to exploit it for themselves.
Seventh Son (1987)
Some men are great enough that they can love a whole woman, and not just part of her.
Prentice Alvin (1989)
I'm neutral on lying, seeing as how there's times when the truth just hurts people.
The Crystal City (2003)
It just gripes me hollow, the way God always sneaks in to take the credit.
Seventh Son (1987)
That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid.
The Crystal City (2003)
“This is Alvin Smith,” said Cooper. “He’s a man of inestimable abilities, but only because nobody has cared enough to estimate them.”
Heartfire (1998)
Everything possible to be believed is an image of the truth.
Seventh Son (1987)
My own feeling is that human happiness is a very random thing, and bestows itself willy-nilly, and there's not much deserving about the matter.
Alvin Journeyman (1995)
I don't know why people who got what they need to be happy don't just go ahead and be happy.
Alvin Journeyman (1995)
Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren't afraid of truth.
The Crystal City (2003)
I own the whole world, and folks haven't been keeping up too well on the payments.
Seventh Son (1987)
“I’m a terrible salesman,” he finally said. “I always tell the truth about what I’m selling, and then nobody buys it.”
The Crystal City (2003)
Peggy chose her words to be true, and therefore beautiful, and therefore good.
Prentice Alvin (1989)
Once you have the gallows, you'll find new reasons to hang people from it.
Heartfire (1998)
It is a weak man who blames his failures on the strength of others.
Seventh Son (1987)
You spend your whole life grieving for those who haven't died yet.
Alvin Journeyman (1995)