Lands Quotes

“Favorite Quotations.
I speak my mind because it hurts to bite my tongue.
The worth of a book is measured by what you carry away from it.
It's not over till it's over.
Imagination is everything.
All life is an experiment.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly.”
― Pat Frayne, Tales of Topaz the Conjure Cat: Part I Topaz and the Evil Wizard & Part II Topaz and the Plum-Gista Stone

“The possibilities were endless. Battles would be fought. Wonders revealed. Many journeys. Many lands. Many joys. Many sorrows.

But stories all...”
― William Joyce, Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King

“Her spirited blue eyes danced like elves in the night and her chestnut hair shone like the sun on autumn leaves.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“I saw the sunset-colored sands,
The Nile like flowing fire between,
Where Rameses stares forth serene,
And Ammon's heavy temple stands.

I saw the rocks where long ago,
Above the sea that cries and breaks,
Swift Perseus with Medusa's snakes
Set free the maiden white like snow.

And many skies have covered me,
And many winds have blown me forth,
And I have loved the green, bright north,
And I have loved the cold, sweet sea.

But what to me are north and south,
And what the lure of many lands,
Since you have leaned to catch my hands
And lay a kiss upon my mouth.”
― Sara Teasdale

“Being an entrepreneur is like being a pirate. Go for the booty and discover new, uncharted lands”
― Jeffrey Fry

“Thousands of stars glittered in an inky sky. Glow-worms sparkled in the grass and owls hooted in the distance. It was so peaceful that Patricius’ breast swelled with love and thankfulness for the Lord’s goodness.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“If thieves see us on the road, I think they’ll wait for more worthwhile victims.” Patricius smiled. He held out his hand to help a monk up from the ground. The monk’s bones were so thin that Patricius was scared to grip him tightly lest the bone crumble beneath his fingers. Their feet and shins looked like those of skeletons.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“They reached the entrance to Oweynagat.
“When is Samhain?” Chad asked, whispering in a timid voice.
“Tomorrow,” Caplait answered.
“Tomorrow?” Chad’s voice wobbled. “But the stories that Banban told us, of ghosts and two-headed monsters and the Morrigan—shouldn’t we wait until after Samhain?”

“A week? But tomorrow is Samhain; you all heard what Banban told us! About the graves opening, and the spirits in this cave; the emerging of creatures from Oweynagat; the Morrigan on a chariot pulled by a onelegged chestnut horse; and the Ellen Trechen, the tripleheaded monster!”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“Every time rocks fell or a bird screeched, Patricius felt his heart squeezing in terror. He would never recover from his youth in Hibernia.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“Those who cannot conquer must bend the knee. They must find strength, or serve those of us who have. You are my generals. I will send you out: my hunting dogs, my wolves with iron teeth. When a city closes its gates in fear, you will destroy it. When they make roads and walls, you will cut them, pull down the stones. When a man raises a sword or bow against your men, you will hang him from a tree. Keep Karakorum in your minds as you go. This white city is the heart of the nation, but you are the right arm, the burning brand. Find me new lands, gentlemen. Cut a new path. Let their women weep a sea of tears and I will drink it all.”
― Conn Iggulden, Khan: Empire of Silver

“...I have often wondered why we do it. Uproot ourselves, I mean. Why we feel the need to travel and wander into strange soil. Why we can't leave things alone. It must be the world calling to us. After all, they say it had been one giant continent once. Maybe this is why we feel drawn to each other, to the lands we cannot see. We think of new places as opportunities to build new lives, but all are we're really doing is trying to find our way back.”
― V.J. Campilan, All My Lonely Islands

“You never change, Salvatore, always thinking of food.”
Salvatore pretended to be offended. “I’m practical, that’s all. We don’t want anyone to faint with exhaustion.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“Salvatore quickly withdrew his sword, ready to attack.
Patricius held him back. “No,” he said. “Síochán. We have come in peace.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“No, síochán, we have come in peace and cairdeas, friendship.”
“Go hlfreann leat! To hell with you! You wish to put us under your spell!”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“That is the sidhe bridge.” She chuckled. “The fairy bridge. The Gaels are very superstitious. They believe they must throw silver over the bridge every time they cross it, or it will bring bad luck!”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“Thank you but no. I… I don’t love you and I believe that sex should only take place with love.”
― Rowena Kinread, The Missionary

“For the khan, we will take their cities, their women, and their lands. This is the great raid, the farthest strike in the history of the nation of Genghis. We will not be stopped.”
― Conn Iggulden, Khan: Empire of Silver

“S:uch is Heaven on Earth, in all land
A:s the sun brightens to the moon
N:ails the Creation in a palm of a hand,
D:ancing IT makes the desert bloom.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, ACross Tic

“We travel with our thoughts to great lands.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“There is a world outside the one we know,” he said softly, “with cultures and races and armies who have never heard of us. Yes, and cities greater than Yenking and Karakorum. To survive, to grow, we must remain strong. We must conquer new lands, so that our army is always fed, always moving. To stop is to die, Chagatai.”
― Conn Iggulden, Khan: Empire of Silver

“At last he came to a strange land, where the rocks and mountain crests seemed as ragged and fantastic as the clouds of sunset, where wild and sudden lights, breaking out in nooks and clefts, were all that lit the sombre twilight of the world.”
― G. K. Chesterton

“Kublai went on as if he had not spoken.
“Before you all, in the lands of my enemies, I declare myself great khan of the nation, of the khanates under my brothers, Hulegu and Arik-Boke, of the Chagatai khanate and all others. I declare myself great khan of the Chin lands and the Sung. I have spoken and my word is iron!”
― Conn Iggulden, Conqueror

“I have seen so many lands vanish in my wake, torn down like stage sets. What survives of them? An image as fleeting as a dream: whatever beauties I discovered, I already knew by heart.”
― Gérard de Nerval, Selected Writings

“I praise the Almighty for how beautiful he has made these mountains and lands.”
― Habibullah Bulbul

“... there was a land of sugar, where everything was sweet; and also a country made of cloth, and an island of chains.”
― Amitav Ghosh, Gun Island

“I praise the Almighty for how beautiful he has made these mountains and lands.”
― Habibullah Bulbul - حبیب الله بلبل

“Real estate rewards those who see tomorrow before others wake up.”
― Olawale Daniel, True Ownership: How to Buy Generational Land: A Practical Guide to Building Lasting Land Legacy in Nigeria