Matthew Stover: Quotes about life

Matthew Stover is American writer. Explore interesting quotes on life.
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“Fairy tales--simple stories for simple minds, a breath of air to cool brows overheated by the complexities of real life.”

Matthew Stover book Heroes Die

Heroes Die (1998)

“A human life is defined by its relationship with others: by its duty to its species. In the face of this duty, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are meaningless. What you call individual rights are merely the cultural fantasy of a failed civilization.”

Matthew Stover book Blade of Tyshalle

(I.3) Del Rey, p. 74
Blade of Tyshalle (2001)

“…I suspect that pain means little to you as your life--but both your life and your pain are very important to me.”

Matthew Stover book Blade of Tyshalle

(XII.2) Del Rey, p. 412
Blade of Tyshalle (2001)

“Life is mere chance only when one allows it to be.”

Matthew Stover book Blade of Tyshalle

(V.8) Del Rey, p. 214
Blade of Tyshalle (2001)

“When you save someone's life. It's always temporary, y'know?”

Matthew Stover book Shatterpoint

Nick Rostu, p. 177
Shatterpoint (2004)

“And in the name of this gospel of freedom, she had imprisoned herself; in the name of "living life honestly," she would go to her death. It was, he supposed, the only way she could make herself feel special.”

Matthew Stover book Blade of Tyshalle

(XIV.4) Del Rey, p. 473
Blade of Tyshalle (2001)