
“Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.”
[1992Jul2.222039.26476@netlabs.com, 1992]
Usenet postings, 1992
Seanchan saying
(15 September 1992)
Source: The Path of Daggers
“Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.”
[1992Jul2.222039.26476@netlabs.com, 1992]
Usenet postings, 1992
“Though it rain daggers with their points downward.”
Section 2, member 3.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III
“No charm is proof against a dagger in the back.”
Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 40, “The Green Tent” (p. 677).
“Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh.”
The Trouble With Being Born (1973)
“Talent is useful, but always keep your dagger sharp.”
Source: Quicksilver
“My poems are like a dagger
Sprouting flowers from the hilt;”
Source: Simple Verses (1891), V
Context: My poems are like a dagger
Sprouting flowers from the hilt;
My poetry is like a fountain
Sprinkling streams of coral water.