Lessons From Fantasy

...it never hurts to be polite

2013-03-03T01:28:00.000+08:00

“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.” (From 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss)

Every person you encounter... is there to teach you something

2013-03-02T01:25:00.000+08:00

“Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.” (From 'Rise of a Merchant Prince' by Raymond E. Feist)

Two rights don't equal a left

2013-03-01T01:22:00.000+08:00

"Two rights don't equal a left." (From 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl)

Just erotic...

2013-02-14T10:00:00.000+08:00

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.” (From 'Eric' by Terry Pratchett)

Happy Valentines Day, everyone!

Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching

2013-01-16T01:33:00.000+08:00

"Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage is about facing life without flinching. I don't mean the times when the right path is hard, but glorious at the end. I'm talking about enduring the boredom, the messiness, and the inconvenience of doing what is right." (From 'The Mad Ship' by Robin Hobb)

Luck

2013-01-15T01:24:00.000+08:00

"Luck is simply the advantage a true warrior gains in executing the correct course of action." (From 'Halfling's Gem' by R. A. Salvatore)

There are honest people in the world

2013-01-14T01:21:00.000+08:00

“There are honest people in the world, but only because the devil considers their asking prices ridiculous.” (From 'A Fine and Private Place' by Peter S. Beagle)

If you want to know what a man's like

2013-01-13T01:18:00.000+08:00

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." (From 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' by J. K. Rowling)

Love is many things

2013-01-12T01:13:00.000+08:00

“Love is many things. None of them logical.” (From 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman)

One day, perhaps, you will see for yourself that regrets are as nothing

2013-01-11T00:29:00.000+08:00

“One day, perhaps, you will see for yourself that regrets are as nothing. The value lies in how they are answered.” (From 'House of Chains' by Steven Erikson)

Sometimes, pain is all that lets you know you're alive

2013-01-10T00:25:00.000+08:00

“Sometimes, pain is all that lets you know you're alive.” (From 'Crossroads of Twilight' by Robert Jordan)

Give your enemy a face

2013-01-09T00:17:00.000+08:00

"Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy is within you, understand what it is and why you are afraid. Put a face on your fear. When you understand it, and it is no longer vague and shapeless, you will find that your fear is no longer so formidable." (From 'Brightly Burning' by Mercedes Lackey)

Until we conquer the evils within ourselves

2013-01-08T00:14:00.000+08:00

"Until we conquer the evils within ourselves we can never conquer the great evil that threatens to engulf us!"
(From 'Dragons of Winter Night' by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman)

The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places

2013-01-07T16:13:00.000+08:00

“The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.” (From 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' by J. R. R. Tolkien)

Power resides where men believe it resides

2013-01-06T16:10:00.000+08:00

"Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less." (From 'A Clash of Kings' by George R. R. Martin)

Power tends to isolate those who hold too much of it

2013-01-05T16:09:00.000+08:00

"Power tends to isolate those who hold too much of it. Eventually, they lose touch with reality... and fall." (From 'Dune Messiah' by Frank Herbert)

An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless

2013-01-04T16:05:00.000+08:00

“People are naive about such things, and they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless.” (From 'The Night Circus' by Erin Morgenstern)

The safest road to Hell...

2013-01-03T16:03:00.000+08:00

"Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts..." (From 'The Screwtape Letters' by C. S. Lewis)

Truth is a matter of the imagination

2013-01-02T15:58:00.000+08:00

“Truth is a matter of the imagination.” (From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin)

The trouble with having an open mind

2013-01-01T15:56:00.000+08:00

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”

(From 'Diggers' by Terry Pratchett)

The heart of wisdom

2012-09-16T01:20:00.000+08:00

“The heart of wisdom is tolerance.” (From 'Memories of Ice' by Steven Erikson)

Death comes to us all

2012-09-15T01:16:00.000+08:00

“Death comes to us all; we can only choose how to face it when it comes.” (From 'The Dragon Reborn' by Robert Jordan)

No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons

2012-09-14T01:13:00.000+08:00

"No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith. And that, I fear, for any reasoning, conscious being, would be the cruelest trick of all." (From 'Streams of Silver' by R. A. Salvatore)

Do not be jealous of your sister...

2012-09-13T01:11:00.000+08:00

"Do not be jealous of your sister.
Know that diamonds and roses
are as uncomfortable when they tumble from one's lips as toads and frogs:
colder, too, and sharper, and they cut."

(From 'Instructions' by Neil Gaiman)

A man with nothing to die for has even less for which to live

2012-09-12T00:47:00.000+08:00

"A man with nothing to die for has even less for which to live." (From 'The Seventh Sentinel' by Mary Kirchoff)