Chuck Black > Quotes

“The problem with wearing a dress is that it clashes with a sword.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Hope

“If you begin to rely upon yourself and become arrogant in your skill, that is the day you will fall.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Dawn

“I saw power, yet meekness, forcefulness, yet gentleness, discipline, yet compassion. I had never seen eyes like His.”
― Chuck Black

“Life was hard. Life was good. Most folks think this a contradiction, but I have learned that the hardest, most difficult times of my life caused the most growth in my character.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Edge

“All who hear are called. All who are called are able.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Quest

“Let go of your past, and look to Mine, where I died for you. Yield to Me, and I will make you a true Knight of the Prince.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Call

“The story did not end at the tree. For you and your people, that is where the story begins.”
― Chuck Black

“Look into my eyes...' the Prince said. I have been calling you. The peace you seek you will find if you follow Me.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Call

“There is no shame in losing to the sword of the Prince. There is only shame in choosing not to follow Him.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Quest

“I followed Him for His wisdom. But served Him for His goodness.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Edge

“A heart as hard as granite was slowly transformed to a heart ready to give and receive compassion. The story of the prince does that to men. It breaks them down, removes the rubble, and builds a castle where there once was a prison.”
― Chuck Black

“I do not need the strength of your arm to make a knight of you, Gavin. All I need is your heart, and that you have given,' the Prince said.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Call

“No, my friend. There is nothing for us to do. Don't you see? When He is here, we do not need to be. He is sufficient for everything!”
― Chuck Black, Rise of the Fallen

“He knew that the King was so much bigger than the circumstances they faced.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Hope

“I haven't much to offer,my Prince,for I am unskilled,ill-epuipped,and unworthy....yet I offer myself to You.If there is something more to following You,then show me and I will see.Command me and I will obey.Lead me and I will follow.If my feeble life can be used by You,I give it.I am Yours,my King and my Prince.”
― Chuck Black, Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor

“It's wrong to do NOTHING when you have the power to do SOMETHING.”
― Chuck Black, Cloak of the Light

“The time of my departure is here. Place your hand gently on the soil beside my own, and feel the rumble of the earth beneath. The power of a thousand thousands is coming... evil warriors fighting against the Noble One. Here I stand with Him. Take up your sword and come with me, for the Prince is calling. And if you do not go... who will?”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Quest

“Were you acquainted with me, you would know that my failings are equal to my victories. On my own, I am no more than a pauper. It is the Prince for whom I live and for whom I fight. He raised me from the mire and made me a son. I will aspire to serve Him to the utmost, and perhaps my duty to Him will be fulfilled more as a herald than as a warrior, for if my quill and ink capture your attention and cause you to ponder the chronicles of this great kingdom and the story of the Prince, then I am content.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Call

“The first step in overcoming any serious problem is acknowledging that there is a problem.”
― Chuck Black, Light of the Last

“A heart as hard as granite was slowly transformed to a heart ready to five and receive compassion. The story of the prince does that to men. It breaks them down, removes the rubble, and builds a castle where there once was a prison.”
― Chuck Black

“In this short time you have already become as a brother to me.'

'That is what the Prince creates between men--brotherhood.”
― Chuck Black, Kingdom's Call

“With Ruach Elohim dwelling within everyone who believes, anyone could become a powerful vessel through which God will work.' Danick smiled. 'I think Apollyon is terrified. Imagine a world of saints, all being transformed into the likeness of Christ. Apollyon thought he killed the one Christ the world had, and now the world is filling with Christlike saints.”
― Chuck Black, Rise of the Fallen

“Bentley mounted Silverwood, look down at his parents, and launched the powerful steed into the kingdom…a kingdom waiting for one young knight to discover the truth of a Stranger.”
― Chuck Black, Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court

“Because my dad fought and gave his life defending people who couldn’t defend themselves.” Drew felt his eyes ache with rising tears and a lump forming in his throat. “And he taught me to do the same. He taught me that it’s wrong to do nothing when you have the power to do something.”
― Chuck Black, Light of the Last

“One of my questions?' Dalton asked.

'Yes ... one of many that keep you from having the heart of a Knight of the Prince. You must face all of them, Dalton. The King and His Son are not afraid of questions.”
― Chuck Black, Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart

“he loved what it felt like to turn a situation that he couldn’t control over to a God who could.”
― Chuck Black, Light of the Last

“Drew feared greatly, and he began to think that there was nothing that could save him from such a powerful vessel of darkness. And then the whisper came. A whisper from inside, where the true words of God were hidden and no dark invader could steal them away. “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” It was a whisper that brought peace from one so holy and so powerful that the loathsome gaze of one thousand demons could not shake it.”
― Chuck Black, Light of the Last

“I am no Baylor," Quinlan retorted. "And I never will be."
"You're not supposed to be," Taras replied angrily. "You're supposed to be Quinlan.”
― Chuck Black, Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor

“The story of the Prince does that to men. It breaks them down, removes the rubble, and builds a castle where there was once a prison.”
― Chuck Black , Kingdom's Edge

“He lowered his gaze from the blue-and-green canvas of the earth to the beautiful masterpiece God had created and had called Sydney Carlyle.”
― Chuck Black, Light of the Last