Quotes About Steven Erikson

Chaos needs no allies, for it dwells like a poison in every one of us.

Chaos needs no allies, for it dwells like a poison in every one of us.

Self-righteous wrath had planted more corpses in the ground than an empire could lay claim to

All too often cowardice wears the habit of wounded pride.

When memories have returned, Trull Sengar, solitude is an illusion, for every silence is filled by a clamorous search for meaning.

When those dreams in that unreachable future suddenly rise up around you, how can you not be blinded to their truths? All at once, it is here. All at once, you are living in its very midst. Why then must you seek to pull away? He

Rhizan gathered in writhing clumps at his hands and feet

We are, all of us, nothing but impostors to our cause, because the cause we espouse is nothing more than the blind we raise to hide our own ambitions.

Barring the necessary brains, of course," Kruppe said, "which is my true skill—though one such as Coll would never understand such abilities, alien as they are to him.

Why is it," Mappo asked, "that Master Quell seemed indifferent to unleashing an undead dragon into this world?" "Well, hardly indifferent. He said 'oops!' At least, I think that's what I heard, but perhaps that was but my imagination.

Paran could feel nothing but the white fire of vengeance, filling his mind, coruscating through his body.

But, as Onos Toolan might say, the real meaning of 'tradition' was … what had he called it? 'Stupidity on purpose', that's what he said. I think. I never much listened.

Kruppe is generous enough this morning to disregard dubious observation regarding his eating habits and the habits of his orifices.

The stranger's arm intercepted him.

From this, Udinaas surmised, various lessons could be drawn, should one be inclined to draw lessons from multiple acts of stupidity.

The fleet of ships came later, under the command of three madmen – Crust, Urko and Nok – but first to step ashore was none other than Surly and you know who she'd become, don't you?

Varandas squatted opposite Hood. 'What are you doing?' 'I am ending time' 'No wonder it's taking so long.

The Soletaken was sundering the barrier, its hungry roar deafening in its reverberations.

Ask Dujek about the reports coming down from the North Campaign. Elder magic—Kurald Galain. The Lord of Moon's Spawn is the Master Archmage—you know his name as well as I do.

He felt his own fear racing through his body, and it was with trembling hands that he read the Eel's message.

Sorry stared at the coin, feeling echoes of power slam into her skull like ocean waves.

Bairoth Gild's voice filled his head. 'Karsa Orlong, you circle the truths as a lone wolf circles a bull elk.