Jim Wallis
https://www.goodreads.com/jimthething
“It is said a man doesn’t get old while his mother lives. I think it’s true. You are always a child in her eyes. It is irritating in the extreme. But you know, when they have gone, you’d give the earth just to hear them treating you like a child once more.”
― Sword in the Storm
― Sword in the Storm
“There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.”
― Dark Moon
― Dark Moon
“If dreams of flying are the last hope of freedom
I will pray for wings with my last breath.”
― The Crippled God
I will pray for wings with my last breath.”
― The Crippled God
“Join us, friend,” said Kruppe. “Sit here by this fire: this scene paints the history of our kind, as you well know. A night, a hearth, and a tale to spin…”
― The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen
― The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen
“Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows out the candle; a women terrified of the pain of childbirth who says, 'It is time to become a mother'. Heroism does not always live on the battlefield.”
― Dark Moon
― Dark Moon
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The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
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A group for any and all pagans, witches and heathens to discuss books related to spirituality. Any type of pagan is welcome here - Wiccan, eclectic, d ...more
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A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more
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