James Maxwell > Quotes

“Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart. —The Evermen Cycles,”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“There’s more to the truth than just the facts.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“We all must die some time, my dear. Contrary to what many believe, it’s how we face life, not how we die, that is the important thing. People never remember how someone died. In a way, it’s not important. When they tell each other stories about a lost friend’s life or catch a scent that reminds them of a face, they aren’t thinking of death. They’re bringing a piece of that person back to life, if only for a time.”
― James Maxwell, The Lore of the Evermen

“A thief believes everybody steals.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself, be sure of that.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“If you chase two lovers, you will not catch either one. —Alturan saying”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“An uneasy peace was better than no peace at all.”
― James Maxwell, The Hidden Relic

“It is better to negotiate standing on two feet compared to when a foot is on your chest.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Choose your ground well. War is a game of geography.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish our need from our greed.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“The idea is not to create the tallest, thinnest turrets. Nor is it to raise walls that will withstand the mightiest foe. It is to build structures that will inspire the world with their beauty for a thousand years. —Lore of the Builder, 14:12”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are as nothing when compared to what lies within us.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Hanging from a balcony was a strange creature with dozens of tentacles, each covered in round suckers. The tentacles were so long they touched the ground three stories below. As”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up. —Memoirs of Emperor Xenovere I, page 286,”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn’t bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“But it did in your mother’s.”
― James Maxwell, Silver Road

“Contrary to what many believe, it’s how we face life, not how we die, that is the important thing. People never remember how someone died. In a way, it’s not important. When they tell each other stories about a lost friend’s life or catch a scent that reminds them of a face, they aren’t thinking of death. They’re bringing a piece of that person back to life, if only for a time.”
― James Maxwell, The Lore of the Evermen

“The greatest harm can come from the will to do the greatest good.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago. The second best time is today.”
― James Maxwell, Iron Will

“One person can make a difference.”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Hate is a disease, but it’s a disease that can be cured. The greatest factor is belief that it can be cured,”
― James Maxwell, The Hidden Relic

“that he needed to survive on his wits alone. Essence had always filled his body with vigor, given him powers the pitiful humans could only dream of, and now he had none of the black liquid. Yet his brother Evermen had chosen him for a reason. They knew Sentar was single-minded, ruthless, and intelligent. The Evermen knew that, of all of them, he had cunning. He’d come far since his return, traveling through lands, now foreign”
― James Maxwell, The Path of the Storm

“Sometimes there are leaders who work to do good in the world,” she said. “Brave men whose values are more important to them than doing what they think people want and expect of them. Then there are other leaders. They come to power because they inherited it or because their supporters are more vocal, more violent, and more intimidating than those who just want to live their lives.”
― James Maxwell, The Hidden Relic

“love is a risk. It takes courage, and it takes work, but it’s all worth it in the end. Every time something goes wrong, you can’t shy away. You need to face things head on.”
― James Maxwell, The Lore of the Evermen

“untried and untested”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear. —”
― James Maxwell, Enchantress

“had come far, but cunning couldn’t combat the weather. “Snow’s closin’ in,” the old hunter said, leaning on his tall bow. “You can’t go north in this weather. You’ll have to wait.” “How long?” Sentar said, his words spoken through crusted lips, mouth turned down in displeasure. “A month. Might be longer,”
― James Maxwell, The Path of the Storm