“Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.”
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
[1992Jul2.222039.26476@netlabs.com, 1992]
Usenet postings, 1992
“On the heights, the paths are paved with daggers.”
Seanchan saying
(15 September 1992)
Source: The Path of Daggers
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Section 2, member 3.
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Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 40, “The Green Tent” (p. 677).
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Source: Quicksilver
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Sprouting flowers from the hilt;”
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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.