Janet Morris Quotes - Page 7

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• Only so much can be borne from men, so much from gods

  Janet Morris

  Patience, Men, Ontology

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.72, Paradise Publishing

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• Vengeance is disappointing, always.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Patience, Responsibility

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.163, Paradise Publishing

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• I can start the rain. Bring thunder. Bring lightning. Want to see?

  Janet Morris

  Rain, Power, Light

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• Each soul has its appointed doom. How is it you dare to raise a mortal boy so high - high enough to flout the gods? Bring godhead where a man may reach out and take it? growls Enlil, and lightning splits a clear blue sky.

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  Love, God, Men

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.358, Paradise Publishing

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• I want to live like a man.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Responsibility, Power

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (1990). “Storm Seed”, Baen Books

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• I won't go back and live in the sea again.

  Janet Morris

  Freedom, Power, Sea

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• Don't blame yourself, or worry. Neither does a bit of good.

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  Worry, Heroism, Doe

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• Gods and politics are the tools with which the godless and unprincipled manipulate the gullible.

  Janet Morris

  Tools, Belief, Morality

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.62, Paradise Publishing

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• For me, myth is the 'common' language of us all.

  Janet Morris

  Communication, Common, Language

  Interview with Michael A. Ventrella, michaelaventrella.com. May 15, 2012.

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• I must decide if you deserve to die.

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  Revenge, Betrayal, Responsibility

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• One lot apiece, one chance to undo an error or secure a fate.

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  Responsibility, Fate, Destiny

  Janet Morris (1989). “Tempus Unbound”, Pocket Books

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• Niko's angular face caught a flicker of firelight and Tempus saw his future there: sharp purpose, discipline, and power in perfect balance; love of man and gods, and mercy transcending all. If war ever wore a more humane face, this one would make it so.

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  Determination, War, Responsibility

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• Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price.

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  Knowledge, Commitment, Long

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.6, Paradise Publishing

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• Men may not believe you, my son. But you must always say the truth, when the truth holds no danger for you or your loved ones.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Believe, Commitment

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.82, Paradise Publishing

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• No ethos, pursued without thought or mercy, is ethical.

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  Loyalty, War, Ethos

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.29, Paradise Publishing

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• Something awful is always going to happen, Arton. It's Sanctuary. You're a Stepson. Awful is a big part of your job.

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  Jobs, Commitment, Risk

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• Proof of war, when it comes, always comes too late.

  Janet Morris

  War, Commitment, Survival

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• I...keep trying to be perfect. For you. So you'll notice me.

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  Dedication, Perfect, Trying

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• We know. We've seen it all before.

  Janet Morris

  Sexuality, Knows

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• If you want to write something completely unique, you will probably fail or at best write something without redeeming value. The mind works in certain patterns: the mind organizes facts in story form; it is your commonality with that body of human thought that makes a good book, not its estrangement from the common values that humans share.

  Janet Morris

  Book, Writing, Unique

  Interview with Michael A. Ventrella, michaelaventrella.com. May 15, 2012.

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• Strife brings all things into being on her battlefield. This I know. I have been there many times," says Vashanka, lord of sack and pillage. "I have died before.

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  Time, War, Battle

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.358, Paradise Publishing

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• Time is so...fluid where I live

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  Time, Ontology, Fluid

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.160, Paradise Publishing

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• What wastrel mankind destroyed takes time for nature to put to rights.

  Janet Morris

  Time, Nature, Rights

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (1990). “Storm Seed”, Baen Books

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• Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.

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  Revenge, War, Sleep

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.186, Paradise Publishing

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• Valor was in Nikodemos, unquestionable, and commitment like trees to stand or night to fall.

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  Love, Loyalty, Fall

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.76, Paradise Publishing

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