335 quotes
“I have no fear of war,” said Arthur Stuart. “That’s when kings get to show their mettle.”
“You’re thinking of chess,” said Margaret. “In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.”
Heartfire (1998)
There's always hope... even when there isn't faith. And sometimes, without hope or faith, there must be charity.
Saints (1983)
Doesn't love show its face when it satisfies the need of the loved one, for the loved one's sake alone?
The Ships Of Earth (1994)
Justice could be cruel, and crueler yet necessity, but mercy was the cruelest thing of all.
Hart's Hope (1983)
You always back off at the exact moment when you're about to tell the other person exactly what she needs to hear.
The Ships Of Earth (1994)
Adolescents never understand that the best way to avoid notice is to behave normally.
Lovelock (1994)
It never occurred to you that they might be flattering you, because you don't lie.
Stone Tables (1997)
She sounded how you'd expect talking to a tree to sound - bored out of her mind.
Lovelock (1994)
Even the devil gives some justice to his victims, when they're beyond all help.
Treason (1988)
When you have enough money the law is a reed that will always bend your way.
Treasure Box (1996)
In Vanya's family, silence had never meant surrender, only tactical retreat.
Enchantment (1999)
Self-knowledge can be painful, but not half so damaging as self-ignorance.
Stone Tables (1997)
How is clean, painless nonexistence any worse than clean, painless death?
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996)
Boys always argued as if they knew then had the forces of logic on their side, even when they were being completely irrational.
Earthborn (1995)
The older you get, the more you believe in God, whatever face he wears.
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996)
Law can change how people behave when others are watching — that's all.
Earthborn (1995)
They never noticed that he was in fact what they only pretended to be.
Hart's Hope (1983)
Most of the things people say they remember they only imagine anyways.
Earthborn (1995)
My father always said that government is like watching another man piss in your boot. Someone feels better but it certainly isn’t you.
Heartfire (1998)
Honesty always sounds like impudence to the vain and stupid.
Stone Tables (1997)