Quotes from book
The Eternal Champion

Name: The Eternal Champion
Author: Michael Moorcock

Michael MoorcockOriginal title Le Champion éternel (French, 1970)

The Eternal Champion is a fantasy novel by Michael Moorcock. First published in 1970, it is based on stories Moorcock published in Avillion and Science Fantasy. It is the first in a trilogy of books about the Eternal Champion in his incarnation as Erekosë. The sequels are Phoenix in Obsidian , also published as The Silver Warriors, and The Dragon in the Sword .

“I stared at the water and saw the clouds reflected in it, saw them break to reveal the moon. It was the same moon I had known as John Daker. The same bland face could be made out staring down in contentment at the antics of the creatures of the planet it circled. How many disasters had that moon witnessed? How many foolish crusades? How many wars and battles and murders?”

Michael Moorcock book The Eternal Champion

Source: The Eternal Champion (1970), Chapter 9 “At Noonos” (p. 50)

“If the people at the top think that reaching for a gun will solve the problem, why shouldn’t the people at the bottom think the same?”

Michael Moorcock book The Eternal Champion

Introduction (p. viii)
The Eternal Champion (1970)

“There must be countless forms of love. Which is the form which conquers the rest? I cannot define it. I shall not try.”

Michael Moorcock book The Eternal Champion

Source: The Eternal Champion (1970), Chapter 15 “The Returning” (p. 91)

“It’s getting late. I must return to my ship or my men will think I’ve drowned and be celebrating.”

Michael Moorcock book The Eternal Champion

Source: The Eternal Champion (1970), Chapter 10 “First Sight of the Eldren” (p. 58)