May > May's Quotes

“I feel ill," [Howl] announced. "I'm going to bed, where I may die.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle

“When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.”
― John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids

“I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Valar Morghulis.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry.

"That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“I am become a sour woman, Catelyn thought. I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.”
― Stephen King, Night Shift

“Let's talk, you and I. Let's talk about fear.”
― Stephen King, Night Shift

“He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts”
― Stephen King, It

“Punch a man on the nose, kick an old man downstairs, shoot somebody or any old thing like that, that’s my job. But argue with women in love—no thank you!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Actually, I do happen to resemble a hallucination. Kindly note my silhouette in the moonlight." The cat climbed into the shaft of moonlight and wanted to keep talking but was asked to be quiet. "Very well, I shall be silent," he replied, "I shall be a silent hallucination.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Clever people have long been aware that happiness is like good health: when you have it, you don't notice it. But as the years go by, oh, the memories, the memories of happiness past!”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, A Young Doctor's Notebook