Warhammer 40000 Quotes

“Loken tried to imagine the future, but the image would not form. Death would wipe them all from history. Not even the great First Captain Ezekyle Abaddon would survive forever. There would be a time when Abaddon no longer waged bloody war across the territories of humanity.
Loken sighed. That would be a sad day indeed. Men would cry out for Abaddon’s return, but he would never come.
He tried to picture the manner of his own death. Fabled, imaginary combats flashed through his mind. He imagined himself at the Emperor’s side, fighting some great, last stand against an unknown foe. Primarch Horus would be there, of course. He had to be. It wouldn’t be the same without him. Loken would battle, and die, and perhaps even Horus would die, to save the Emperor at the last.
Glory. Glory, like he’d never known. Such an hour would become so ingrained in the minds of men that it would be the cornerstone of all that came after. A great battle, upon which human culture would be based.
Then, briefly, he imagined another death. Alone, far away from his comrades and his Legion, dying from cruel wounds on some nameless rock, his passing as memorable as smoke.
Loken swallowed hard. Either way, his service was to the Emperor, and his service would be true to the end.”
― Dan Abnett, Horus Rising

“He remembered being blinded by his father's light. He remembered refusing to abandon his brothers and sisters, beneath a blue sky at high-sun, far from the city of Desh'ea. He remembered the mechanical thunder of absolute betrayal, when he was stolen from the death he'd so richly earned.

He remembered the cold moment of truth as he stood in the dark, his hurting eyes healing, that every day he breathed was an unwanted gift. He was walking another man's destiny now. His destiny was to be with the men and women who needed him, who called for him, who followed him into the mountains, and died without him. A destiny denied.

He was Angron of Desh'ea. After that, nothing mattered. He'd listened to the others that begged him, that needed it all to matter. He'd played their games, living another man's life. He'd led his fleets, he'd embraced his sons, he'd told himself that blood was thicker than water, and that the Eaters of Worlds were the army he wanted and the horde he deserved. He'd sustained himself on lies, letting none see how he starved.

And he served in his cold-hearted father's empire, enduring the silent sneers of brothers he despised.”
― Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Betrayer

“Faith in my blade arm, certainly.”
― Denny Flowers, Inferno! Volume 4

“Praise be unto the God-Emperor. From the jaws of defeat, He brings victory. From the driest desert, He shall call forth the purest springs.”
― Marc Collins, Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne

“ ‘How poetic,’ the daemon said. ‘Death to the False Emperor.’ ”
― Guy Haley, Avenging Son

“Always, always, push towards the light.”
― Chris Wraight

“You can’t just run away when things aren’t going well. The Emperor has His plan for all of us. By denying it, you are at the risk of heresy, and we’ll all be held accountable.”
― Guy Haley, Avenging Son

“Do not underestimate the evils men will do for a small advantage.”
― Guy Haley, His Will

“What will you do now?’
‘Whatever I can. As useless as that might be.”
― David Annandale

“It was always that way with cruelty, Sigismund knew — it did not have to sacrifice, or struggle; it had only to be patient.”
― John French, Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader

“We are all nothing until we decide what to become.”
― John French

“Rostov got onto his knees, wrapped his rosary around his sticky fingers, kissed the small golden figure sat upon its throne, closed his eyes, and began to pray.”
― Guy Haley, Avenging Son

“Oh, Emperor, how you love to test me.”
― Guy Haley

“You are under my control now. There will be no memory of you except that which I choose to give you, and what I shall give, you will not like.”
― David Annandale, The Deacon of Wounds

“To knowingly welcome ignorance is not his way.”
― Mike Brooks, The Lion: Son of the Forest

“At the tip of a blade, all problems seemed surmountable.”
― Marc Collins, Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne

“He lived in an era when mankind’s gifts were bent to unspeakable aims.”
― Guy Haley

“The deed is not all that matters. The reason is what matters.”
― John French, Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader

“‘You shall be a Templar, of that there is no question…’ Appius paused, and Sigismund felt that for once the weapon master was not certain what to say next. ‘Of that there is no question. The question is, what more you will be.’”
― John French, Champion of Oaths

“A dull-witted enemy is the very best kind of enemy, is it not?”
― Chris Wraight

“But what is devotion, eh? Taking what is offered with both hands. That’s devotion.”
― Chris Wraight

“These times are sent to test us, to test our faith, and to test our discipline. When the trials come, we must remain steadfast. That is what we shall do.”
― David Annandale, The Deacon of Wounds

“Knowledge is power, and there is nothing the powerful fear more than knowledge,”
― Nick Kyme, Sepulturum

“Strength without wisdom breeds nothing but savagery. Wisdom without strength promises nothing but extinction.”
― Aaron Dembski-Bowden

“What are any of us running from but our fate.”
― Nick Kyme

“Cristo buckled, dropping to his knees as he wept. Another senseless death, when he had survived to suffer on.”
― Nick Kyme, Sepulturum

“Such a little thing,’ he said aloud, mesmerised by what he held. ‘Such a little thing, for so much trouble.”
― Chris Wraight

“Nothing is safe. Nothing valuable ever is.”
― Chris Wraight

“You had two journeys. One is nearly over. One is just beginning. How that second journey works out is up to you.”
― Chris Wraight

“My sin was arrogance, hidden by success, driven by ambition.”
― Nick Kyme