Christian

“They had faces, and they had not faces! They had forms and they were formless! How may I describe that which baffles description? We are accustomed to concrete, cohesive, permanent types of form and faces, and these were inchoate! Never in any two moments were their aspects the same. They elongated, contracted, widened, expanded. At one moment the lower parts of one of these beings would apparently vanish while the upper parts remained visible, and again, conditions were reversed. Or a front aspect faded instantaneously, leaving but the rear section visible, only to promptly reverse the phenomenon. Or a left side disappeared, leaving the right side perceptible; then—but picture it for yourself! I have said enough!”
― Nictzin Dyalhis, The Sapphire Goddess: The Fantasies of Nictzin Dyalhis

“But remember this, Rúga Hawkhand: a warrior is not defined by the blade he carries or the riches he hoards; it is only the deathless flame in his heart that burns his name into eternity.”
― Howie K. Bentley, Swords of Steel Omnibus

“You never realize how fragile you are until you’re already in pieces.”
― Chandler Morrison, #thighgap

“The barbarian scoffed again. “Life is conflict. We are but wolves that walk on two legs. Build your temples, write your books, nothing will ever change.”
― Schuyler Hernstrom, Mortu and Kyrus in the White City