Zach

“Is there something you want to tell us about Merlin, Nimue?” Palomides asked. “Not really, no.” “If Merlin were free,” Dinadan said, “I bet Arthur would still be alive.” “If Merlin were such a fucking great wizard then he wouldn’t be stuck under a hill, would he?”
― Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

“In closing I want to remind you yet again of Pasteur’s remark, “Luck favors the prepared mind.” Yes, it is a matter of luck just what you do; it is much less luck you will do something if you prepare yourself to succeed. “Creativity” is just another name for the great successes which make a difference in history.”
― Richard Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

“God wouldn’t’ve sent him more than he could endure.” “I find your God is a great optimist when it comes to the question of how much people can endure.”
― Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

“It has all cost so much, and come to so little. There’s so much unfinished. But I cannot stay here. I thought I could, but I was mistaken. The world is sea-changed now, and I fear I belong to the Old World. “But this world has marvels in it too. Never doubt it.” Now he looked straight at Collum. “They are of a different kind now. No one will hand them to you. You can’t pull them out of a stone, the way I did, but they’re still there. It’s not too late.”
― Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword