Stephen R. Donaldson Quotes

Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity, conceptual abstractness, moral bleakness, and the use of an arcane vocabulary, and has attracted critical praise for its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and fast pace". He earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and a Master's degree from Kent State University. He currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wikipedia  

✵ 13. May 1947

Works

Lord Foul's Bane
Lord Foul's Bane
Stephen R. Donaldson
The Wounded Land
The Wounded Land
Stephen R. Donaldson
Reave the Just and Other Tales
Reave the Just and Other Tales
Stephen R. Donaldson
The Power that Preserves
The Power that Preserves
Stephen R. Donaldson
Stephen R. Donaldson: 18   quotes 0   likes

Famous Stephen R. Donaldson Quotes

Stephen R. Donaldson Quotes about life

Stephen R. Donaldson Quotes

“It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.”

Source: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever

“The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling”

Foamfollower in Lord Foul's Bane, quoting the Elohim

“Foamfollower's question caught him wandering. "Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?"”

Foamfollower and Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane, the first book of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever <!-- page 182 of the 1978 Ballantine Books/Del Rey paperback edition -->

Similar authors

Henri Barbusse photo
Henri Barbusse 197
French novelist
Erich Maria Remarque photo
Erich Maria Remarque 63
German novelist
John Galsworthy photo
John Galsworthy 48
English novelist and playwright
Christopher Morley photo
Christopher Morley 30
American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet
João Guimarães Rosa photo
João Guimarães Rosa 1
Brazilian novelist
Marcel Proust photo
Marcel Proust 41
French novelist, critic, and essayist
Cesare Pavese photo
Cesare Pavese 137
Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator
Mario Benedetti photo
Mario Benedetti 4
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet
F. Scott Fitzgerald photo
F. Scott Fitzgerald 411
American novelist and screenwriter
Sinclair Lewis photo
Sinclair Lewis 136
American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright