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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• Use him wisely. Few have been given such a weapon by the gods or Fates before.

  Janet Morris

  God, Fate, Use

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.551, Paradise Publishing

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• If, as Niko asks, you show them mercy, then the gods will be well pleased.

  Janet Morris

  God, Mercy, Shows

  Lynn Abbey, C. J. Cherryh, Janet Morris (1986). “Soul of the city”, Ace Books

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• There is no mercy in trading life for life. And certainly no righteousness. Mercy, once given, cannot be taken back.

  Janet Morris

  Life, Taken, Mercy

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

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• Men live, and then they die. It is the quality of the process of living which matters, that and that alone.

  Janet Morris

  Men, Quality, Meaning Of Life

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.8, Paradise Publishing

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• These Stepsons tread where mortals don't belong, some of us think. They seek out battle high above their station. Who knows what powers may yet take them and their mystic allies to task, bring them their comeuppance?

  Janet Morris

  Thinking, Battle, Allies

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• I see all sorts of things when I'm clearing my pipes.

  Janet Morris

  Psychics, Pipe, Clearing

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• One man can make another's life so much better.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Military, Men

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• And personally, I've lost my thirst for vengeance.

  Janet Morris

  Modesty, Vengeance, Lost

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• War is all and king of all

  Janet Morris

  Kings, War

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.8, Paradise Publishing

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• All gods are tricksters, and war gods worst of any.

  Janet Morris

  War, Ontology, Tricksters

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.229, Paradise Publishing

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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.

  Janet Morris

  Determination, War, Responsibility

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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.

  Janet Morris

  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

  Janet Morris

  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.

  Janet Morris

  Revenge, War, Sleep

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

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

  Janet Morris

  War, Commitment, Survival

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• The sun is new every day

  Janet Morris

  Nature, Sun

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.552, Paradise Publishing

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

  Janet Morris

  Responsibility, Fate, Destiny

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

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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.

  Janet Morris

  Jobs, Commitment, Risk

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

  Janet Morris

  Knowledge, Commitment, Long

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

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• Grab reality by the balls and squeeze.

  Janet Morris

  Power, Reality, Balls

  Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.141, Paradise Publishing

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

  Janet Morris

  Loyalty, War, Ethos

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

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• I am always yours to call, wherever the sea can reach.

  Janet Morris

  Love, Sea, Constancy

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.530, Paradise Publishing

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