Quotes from Stephen R. Lawhead

Oh, but men are such thoughtless creatures and it is women who suffer for their foolishness.

It is the poor man who clenches so tightly to the gold he is given—for fear of losing it. The man of wealth spends his gold freely to accomplish his will in the world. It is the same with life.

Do not be afraid, my lady," soothed Durwin. " he is not so terrible that he cannot be faced. Evil always misrepresents itself.

May you always have ale enough to wet your tongues, wit enough to know friend from foe, and strength enough for every fight.

Prayer is our greatest and most salutary weapon in the eternal battle," put in the man called Schecter, joining them. He took a sip of coffee and continued, "No less than gravity, prayer is one of the elemental forces that moves the world. We underestimate it at our peril.

Anyone who tells you he knows the mind of God is selling something. You can take that to the bank.

Déjalo. Si eso es lo que verdaderamente siente, nada de lo que le digamos le va a hacer cambiar de opinión, y cabezota como es, nos iba a seguir de cualquier modo.

la justicia debería proteger alguna vez a aquellos menos capaces de protegerse a sí mismos. ¿O ha cambiado eso?

Mejor morir en la batalla que vivir como un cobarde.

Cuando el cielo se une a una batalla en tu contra, ¿quién puede resistirlo?

Blame, now. There is a nasty black bog if ever there was one.

Dejaste de ser un príncipe cuando abandonaste a tu gente.

Este mundo está lleno de penurias, Dios lo sabe y no ahorra ninguna a sus propios sirvientes.

A Supreme Being existed who insisted on concerning Himself with the affairs of men in order to draw them into friendship with Him.

I may speak freely, my lord," began Tuck. "I doubt anything in heaven or earth could prevent you," remarked Bran. "Speak, priest.

El agua es el elixir de la vida. Nunca me canso de beberla.

For once a person accepted the idea that the Infinite Father of the entire universe actually desired commerce with individual men, literally no sphere of mortal endeavor was untouched. Each and every thought and action had to be examined in light of an expressed partnership with an infinite and eternal patron.

Over and over again, we see that when anyone willingly gives whatever resources they have to Him—whether it is nothing more than five smooth stones gathered from a dry streambed or five little loaves of bread and two dried sprats—then God's greater purpose can proceed. Small and insignificant? Undoubtedly. But on the day of decision, everything depended on those five smooth stones—with them, David killed Goliath and saved a nation.

Las palabras que tengo que deciros son más amargas que la ceniza. Entonces ¡escúpelas ya! No serán más dulces por no pronunciarlas.

Si queréis obtener justicia, también vosotros deberíais ser justos.

Bajo, quizá. Humillado, quizá. Incluso devastado. Pero no destruido. Y nunca, nunca, acabado.

It does not matter where one starts; it is where one finishes that makes all the difference.

Pity." The elder gentleman sniffed. "Sad, really. Names are very important." "It's a matter of taste, surely." "Nothing of the sort," replied the elder Cosimo. "People get named all sorts of things—that I will concede. Whimsy, ignorance, sudden inspiration—all play a part. But if anyone guessed how monumentally important it was, the process would be taken a lot more seriously.

It has ever been thus. The way is hard and narrow, it is true. But it is a path beaten smooth by the countless others who have gone before us. And good news! We do not have to walk it alone. God Himself is with us and has blessed us with friends for the journey.