Steven Erikson: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Such is the vastness of his genius that he can outwit even himself.”

“One day, perhaps, you will see for yourself that regrets are as nothing. The value lies in how they are answered.”

“The future can ever promise but one thing and one thing only: surprises.”

“Ah, Fist, it’s the curse of history that those who should read them, never do.”

“I'll not deny I am impressed by your mastery of six warrens, Quick Ben. In retrospect, you should have held back on at least half of what you command." The man made to rise.
"But, Bauchelain," the wizard replied, "I did.”

“They've had a long time to think,' Paran murmured. 'Sometimes, that's all there's needed. The heart of wisdom is tolerance. I think.”

“The harder the world, the fiercer the honour.”

“What makes a Malazan soldier so dangerous? They’re allowed to think.”

“He was not a modest man. Contemplating suicide, he summoned a dragon.'
Gothos' Folly”

“The soul knows no greater anguish than to take a breath that begins with love and ends with grief.”

“Gods, I wish the world was full of passive women. He thought for a moment longer, then scowled. On second thoughts, what a nightmare that'd be. It's the job of a man to fan the spark into flames, not quench it…”

“Soldiers are issued armour for their flesh and bones, but they must fashion their own for their souls. Piece by piece. (Itkovian)”

“We are all lone souls. It pays to know humility, lest the delusion of control, of mastery, overwhelms. And, indeed, we seem a species prone to that delusion, again and ever again."
~Fiddler, pg. 558”

“I am here to arrest your manservant. The one named Bugg.’
‘Oh, now really, his cooking isn’t that bad.”

“When you've burned the bridges behind you, don't go starting a fire on the one in front of you.”

“And over it all, the butterflies swarmed, like a million yellow-pettalled flowers dancing on swirling winds.”

“Shake your fist all you want but dead is dead.”

“Chaos needs no allies, for it dwells like a poison in every one of us.”

“We have a talent for disguising greed under the cloak of freedom. As for past acts of depravity, we prefer to ignore those. Progress, after all, means to look ever forward, and whatever we have trampled in our wake is best forgotten.”