Effigies Quotes

“In Yorkshire's Harewood chapel, frigid effigies of fifteenth-century warriors lie on their tombs like ships at anchor, bearing silent witness to the slaughter [of the War of the Roses].”
― Simon Jenkins, A Short History of England

“It is perfectly acceptable to remind the universe the reason She was created. And if any of the gods or goddesses toy with thee, it is perfectly acceptable for you to toy with them! Threaten to destroy or burn their effigies, their sacred books, statues, altars, and so forth, if they ignore your since entreaties.”
― Laurence Galian, 666: Connection with Crowley

“I am but a lifelike effigy made out of used- up air and absence. Effigies don’t want and dream and celebrate.”
― Marat Earendel, A Most Abhorrent Vessel: A Queer Invisible Man Reimagining