Rand Miller > Quotes

“The reader is entertained by the journey of another, but the writer is the changer of worlds.”
― Rand Miller, The Book of D'ni

“In an infinite universe, all things are possible -- within physical limits, that is -- and any book that can be written does physically exist. Somewhere. The book is the bridge between the words and the physical actuality.”
― Rand Miller, The Book of Ti'ana

“If you act for self-gain then no good can come of it. If you act selflessly, then you act well for all and you must not be afraid.”
― Rand Miller, The Book of Atrus

“Torn pages curl and brown.
The flames fly up.
In the flickering light a cry.
Who will lift the fallen stones?
Who will link the broken chain?”
― Rand Miller, The Book of D'ni

“Catherine smiled then; opening the Linking Book, she placed her hand against it. "We could fall into the night and be cradled by stars and still return to the place where we began…"

The last word was an echo as she vanished.”
― Rand Miller, The Book of Atrus

“Rivers of fire. Even the rocks burn.
An island rises from the sea.
Dark magic in an errant phrase.
The people bow to the lord of error.
”
― Rand Miller, The Book of D'ni

“Yes, and for all his bluster about making D’ni great again, he had forgotten precisely what it was that had made the D’ni extraordinary. The reason why their empire had lasted for so long. It was not their power, nor the fact that they had once ruled a million worlds, it was their restraint, their astonishing humility.”
― Rand Miller, The Myst Reader

“Did you ever wonder what it would be like to go swimming out among the stars?”
― Rand Miller

“Power can be given overnight, but responsibility must be taught. Long years go into its making.”
― Rand Miller, The Myst Reader

“I’ve been working on something,” she said, as if she hadn’t heard him. “I wanted to surprise you.” Catherine turned and handed him the book. Atrus stared at her, then, when she said no more, took the book over to the desk, sat and opened it. For a while he was silent, the sound of a turning page the only noise in that great chamber. Then, with a little shake of his head, he looked up. “What is this?” She stepped up next to him, looking down at the open pages. “I’ve written us an Age. Somewhere we can go. I’ve named it Myst.”
― Rand Miller, The Myst Reader

“consider the balance of good and ill that exists in all men, and try to imagine in what circumstances that balance could be tilted either way—toward great good, or toward the kind of behavior Veovis displayed toward the society that spurned him.”
― Rand Miller, The Myst Reader

“Descending the great ladder of time, we see four faces. The face of four women. Aged and dead the first two are. The third, a dreamer. The last, a teacher.”
― Rand Miller, The Book of D'ni