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Quotes About Legend

If you speak something's name too often, it might come looking for you. I
~ Mercedes Lackey
What is it, my dear?" asked John, putting a hand on hers. "I might know what it is," she said, a little breathlessly. "I never thought all that delving into Celtic legend was going to come in handy quite so soon. I think it might be a Fomorian!
~ Mercedes Lackey
The Mexicans relate that, shortly before our arrival in New Spain, there appeared a figure in the heavens of a circular form, like a carriage wheel, the colours of which were a mixture of green and red. Shortly after a second, of a similar form, made its appearance, which moved towards the rising of the sun, and joined the first.
~ Bernal Diaz del Castillo
Robin Hood's Lament"?' Every archer knew that tune.
~ Bernard Cornwell
Imbecille? - Certo. E sul fatto che sia un imbecille non possono esserci dubbi. Pensaci un attimo! Lancillotto vive, Mordred vive, Cerdic vive e Ginevra vive! Se qualcuno vuole vivere in eterno a questo mondo, la soluzione migliore è diventare nemico di Artù.
~ Bernard Cornwell
Guinefort had been a dog and, so far as Thomas's father knew, the only animal ever to be canonized. The beast had saved a baby from a wolf, then been martyred by his owner, who thought the dog had eaten the baby when in truth he had hidden it beneath the cot.
~ Bernard Cornwell
For Arthur, at last, had come.
~ Bernard Cornwell
The sword was called Caledfwlch, which means 'hard lightning' though Igraine prefers to call it Excalibur
~ Bernard Cornwell
Once upon a time, in a land that was called Britain, these things happened.
~ Bernard Cornwell
Guendoloen hated us. She was Merlin's wife
~ Bernard Cornwell
John Higgins is an absolute legend. He has such a good reputation.
~ Neil Robertson
Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him.
~ Suzanne Fields
I've seen comparisons between myself and Bobby Moore. It's nice to be told there are similarities, but nobody will come close to him - what a player, what a man!
~ Declan Rice
Paul Simon is the king!
~ Mat Kearney
I've never considered myself as a legend - just a simple man with heart.
~ Fedor Emelianenko
Men feared even the shade of Alexander, lest they encounter him again beneath the earth, for surely in that world, too, none would surpass him.
~ Steven Pressfield
In myth and legend, when the hero commits to an intention by taking bold action, he enacts a Cosmic Overthrow. He "crosses the threshold.
~ Steven Pressfield
signed by Bobby Jones.
~ Stuart Woods
Old Woman I meet you deep inside myself. There in the rootbed of fertility, World without end, as the legend tells it. Under the words you are my silence.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
The Three Elders of the World,' he said, 'are the Owl of Cwm Cawlwyd, the Eagle of Gwernabwy, and the Blackbird of Celli Gadarn.
~ Susan Cooper
In the name of King Arthur, and of the old world before the dark came.
~ Susan Cooper
The three generous men of the Island of Britain. Nudd the Generous, son of Senllyt. Mordaf the Generous, son of Serwan. Rhydderch the Generous, son of Tydwal Tudglyd. And Arthur himself was more generous than the three.
~ Susan Cooper
The point is that every single man who was there knows that the story is nonsense, and yet it has never been contradicted. It will never be overtaken now. It is a completely untrue story grown to legend while the men who knew it to be untrue looked on and said nothing.
~ Josephine Tey
Los franceses empezaron a caminar con las manos en la boca, o amarrándose una improvisada máscara de tela fina sobre boca y nariz como forajidos de leyenda;
~ Juan Gabriel Vásquez