John Gwynne > Quotes

“Memory is a double-edged sword, Uthas. It can keep you strong through dark times, but it can also cripple you, keep you locked in a moment that no longer exists.”
― John Gwynne, Valor

“To my thinking, though, it's what happens before death that's important. All of us die. How many really live?”
― John Gwynne, Wrath

“Both the brave man and the coward feel the same. The only difference between them is that the brave man faces his fear, does not run.”
― John Gwynne, Malice

“It will be a dark day, a bloody day, a proud day, for this is the day of our wrath.”
― John Gwynne, Wrath

“Courage is being scared of a task and doing it anyway.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“Family. Friendship. Loyalty. These things have been my guiding stars, my light in these dark times.”
― John Gwynne, Ruin

“Come, boy, it is time for a lesson. Let me teach you the power of words,”
― John Gwynne, Malice

“I shall stay and tell my tale, hope that it may serve some purpose, that eyes shall see it and learn, that the future will not repeat the mistakes of the past. That is my prayer, but what use is prayer to a god that has abandoned all things . . .”
― John Gwynne, Malice

“You can tell much about a man by the company he keeps, by his friends, and his enemies,”
― John Gwynne, Malice

“It was no dream. The Ben-Elim, he gave me a choice. Go forward or go back. I wanted to cross over, to be with my kin, my friends. To find peace.´

´Why did you come back, then?´Fidele asked him.
´Three reasons. Three people. Jael. Lykos. You.´He paused and looked up into her eyes. ´Two for vengeance. One for love.´
She stared at him a long, timeless moment, then she leaned forwards and kissed him. Page 273 (Fidele and Maquin)”
― John Gwynne, Ruin

“Fight me if you wish, but know this, I am old for a reason”
― John Gwynne, A Time of Dread

“Two for vengeance. One for love.”
― John Gwynne, Ruin

“Death is a part of life.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“Sometimes the only answer is blood and steel”
― John Gwynne, A Time of Dread

“So much emotion wrapped up in weakness, leading you to attempt the impossible, lying to yourself, time and time again. Hope, I think you call it.”
― John Gwynne, Wrath

“If you choose not to fight against Asroth, then you have already chosen him. Doing nothing does not absolve you of choice. Doing nothing puts you firmly on Asroth’s side and makes you a coward, as well, for not having the stones to admit it.”
― John Gwynne, Wrath

“Hate?” Thorkel said, raising an eyebrow, onions stuck in his beard. “Hate does no one any good,” he shrugged. “Sometimes killing has to be done, but do not do it with hate in your heart. It will eat at you, like maggots laid beneath the skin.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“When Gods go to war, it is no small thing.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“Pride and shame, she thought. Both enemies of a long life. He needs some ice in his blood, to see more clearly.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“Storm. I shall call her Storm.”
― John Gwynne, Malice

“Truth and courage!”
― John Gwynne, Valor

“To my thinking, though, it’s what happens before death that’s important. All of us die. How many really live?”
― John Gwynne, Wrath

“We are the Bloodsworn, closer than kin. A brotherhood, a sisterhood: we live and die together.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“I am blood. I am death, I am vengeance,” she said, her voice flat, empty.
Then she wiped the seax clean and slipped it into her belt, finally placing timber
and stone on to the barrow, sealing Thorkel inside. She stooped, lifted her sack
and picked up her spear, then strode out through the gateway.
With a hiss of wings Vesli flew around her, hovered over her.
“Vesli come with you, help mistress get Breca back,” the tennúr said.
“No,” Orka said. “Death is my only companion. Stay and help Spert.”
Vesli looked at the two seaxes that had slain Thorkel, thrust inside Orka’s
belt.
“What are you going to do with them, mistress?” the tennúr asked.
Orka looked out, over the sloping hills and down to Fellur village, a smear far
below.
“I’m going to find the owner of these blades, and give them back to him,”
Orka snarled.”
― John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods

“We are what we choose to be. What makes a king a king? Is there something different about him? Does special, sacred blood run in his veins? No. He is chosen; he believes it, and the people believe. He rises to the task, or he fails it.”
― John Gwynne, Ruin

“History is of value. If more of us took heed of the mistakes of the past, the future could be a different thing.”
― John Gwynne, Malice

“I’ll fight you if you wish. But know this: I am old for a reason.”
― John Gwynne, A Time of Dread

“My da used to tell me, don’t hit if you can help it, but if you have to, hit fast, and hit hard.”
― John Gwynne, Ruin

“If more made that choice, in their head and hearts, to live a peaceful life with those they love and value, and just allow others to do the same.”
― John Gwynne, The Hunger of the Gods

“New life, moving on. He felt a twinge of guilt, but moving on did not mean forgetting. Never forgetting.”
― John Gwynne, Wrath