William King > Quotes

“Long are the lives of elves' he said.

Short are the tempers of dwarfs,'Gotrek muttered, just loud enough to be heard.”
― William King, Giantslayer

“Betrayer. That was what they called him. That was how they would remember him. If they were lucky enough to survive and remember anything, it would be because he had saved them, and they would never know.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

“You have won…Maiev. But the huntress…is nothing without the hunt. You…are nothing…without me.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

“You are not prepared.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

“There must be a huge army assembled on the other side of the Dark Portal, Vandel thought, remembering the size of the Legion force that had passed through. All the kingdoms of the Alliance and all the realms of the Horde must have been stripped bare of combatants. The might of an entire world had been assembled to stand against the Burning Legion. Vandel could only pray that it would be enough.”
― William King, Illidan: World of Warcraft

“There were times when he wondered whether the spell that bound him also deceived him. Perhaps it allowed him these illusions of freedom, all the better to lull him into submission. Perhaps Akama was more like his people than he knew. Perhaps he was, after all, the perfect broken leader for a perfectly broken people.”
― William King, Illidan

“You don’t say much,” she said, “and you’re careful about what you do say. That is good. Stay that way. It will keep you alive.”
― William King, A Dragon from the Desert

“Only a fool or a maniac is never afraid; only a child or a coward lets his fear master him.”
― William King, Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus

“He strode past the dazed forms and out of his prison, knowing in his heart that before this was over, he would be named Betrayer once more, and he would deserve it.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

“The Void is a more potent foe by far than the Burning Legion. It is the ultimate opponent of the Light. It will take all the peoples of Azeroth and Outland united to oppose it.” The naaru stopped pulsing. “You do not believe”
― William King, Illidan: World of Warcraft

“Ah, my long hunt is finally over,” she said. “Today, justice will be done.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

“the”
― William King, The Kormak Saga

“We are dying, Aenarion. Soon there will be none of us left to oppose Chaos. We have tried your way. It has not worked. The forces of Chaos are stronger now than they were the day you passed through the Flame.’ ‘That is not my fault, wizard.’ ‘No, but it is the truth.”
― William King, Tyrion and Teclis Omnibus

“All of the essential crew, the engineers, gunners and sailors were still aboard ship. The captain had insisted on keeping them there, despite their clamour to accompany the treasure hunters. If the search party never returned from the jungle, he could simply finish repairs, up anchor and sail away. Felix wondered how much credence the captain really put in the girl’s story, and realised that it did not need to be much. He was gambling the lives of his passengers and some of his warriors against the possibility that there might be loot to be had. That was all. Felix felt his respect for the captain’s business acumen rise in proportion with his resentment of it.”
― William King, Gotrek and Felix: The Third Omnibus

“You should go home, mighty prince. You are not welcome here."
"Welcome or not, I am home. This is my land and I am its rightful king. Soon all will acknowledge that, or die."
"You will be king of the dead then in a land of ruins, even if you succeed."
"If that is how it must be, then so be it.”
― William King, Bane of Malekith HC

“tribe. ‘Your exuberance is matched only by”
― William King, Road of Skulls

“We do not all have to enter the darkness to fight against it."
"Sometimes, defeating evil means getting your hands dirty."
"And sometimes, getting your hands dirty turns you to evil." Ishanah's smile seemed mocking. "In order to work with the Light, you must be pure of heart."
"And you think I am not?" Maiev's anger simmered in her voice.
"I think you do what you believe is right.”
― William King, Illidan

“A sensible man keeps out of politics,”
― William King, Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus

“rubbed his weary eyes”
― William King, Illidan: World of Warcraft

“We crawl like maggots through the work of elder days and the glory of what once was ours mocks us.”
― William King, Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus

“incompetence. Not that it would do Lurk much good. He was still stuck on the ship and his chance of escape was all but gone.”
― William King, Gotrek and Felix: The Second Omnibus

“Anyone who is good at something makes it look easy. That does not mean it is.”
― William King, A Dragon from the Desert

“I did not then have any idea of quite how feebly and randomly the rule of law was applied.”
― William King, Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus

“fear is fear if you allow it to rule you it doesn't matter of what you are afraid of" - Maiev Shadowsong”
― William King, Illidan

“Gotrek got up and looked at him. He beat his chest with one meaty hand. "Armour is for women and girly elves" he said.”
― William King, Trollslayer

“Illidan glared at the Broken and his pathetic allies. “You are not prepared.” A”
― William King, Illidan: World of Warcraft

“You speak the truth, but the Light will preserve us. It always had, and it always will.”
― William King, World of Warcraft : Illidan: World of Warcraft

“Or at least rumours. Ragnar was starting to suspect that any place you put two soldiers together in a campaign, you would get three rumours.”
― William King, The Space Wolf Omnibus

“He felt like he was being worn thin by the constant friction of events.”
― William King, Gotrek and Felix: The Third Omnibus

“He shrugged. He had to assume that someone would. It was a commitment made to the future when times might be better and Chaos might be vanquished. However remote that possibility might seem now, he would proceed on the assumption that it might happen. It was a small, perhaps futile, gesture of faith in the face of events of cosmic malignity. And it was his gesture. Somehow just the thought made him feel a little better, although he was not entirely sure why.”
― William King, Gotrek and Felix: The Third Omnibus