“Thus woman trusts in man down all the years and so, as always, is betrayed.”
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 19 (p. 446)
Quotes from book
The City in the Autumn Stars
The City in the Autumn Stars: Being a Continuation of the Story of the Von Bek Family and Its Association With Lucifer, Prince of Darkness is a science fantasy novel by British author Michael Moorcock. The second book in the Von Bek trilogy, it was published by Grafton in 1986. The story centres on the characters of Manfred von Bek, a descendant of Ulrich von Bek, who is also the protagonist of the previous book in the series and Libussa Cartagena y Mendoza-Chilperic, the Duchess of Crete, along with their journey to the mystical Mittelmarchthe, and their search for the Holy Grail.
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 17 (p. 408)
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 1 (p. 177)
“I guessed he experienced the terrible confusion of a true solipsist when the outer world impinges.”
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 13 (p. 357)
“You are martyred, as woman is ever martyred, particularly if she seeks her own power.”
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 19 (p. 446)
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 14 (p. 376)
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 17 (p. 406)
