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Quotes About Sword

I hope that you have nothing against malice, my good engineer. In my eyes it is the brightest sword that reason has against the powers of darkness and ugliness. Malice, sir, is the spirit of criticism, and criticism marks the origin of progress and enlightenment.
~ Thomas Mann
Envy and hatred try to pierce our neighbor with a sword, when the blade cannot reach him unless it first passes through our own body.
~ Thomas Merton
Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from the power of the dog.
~ Thomas Savage
if the scriptures don't sometimes pierce us like a sword, we're not paying close enough attention.
~ Kathleen Norris
Prophecy, annunciation, virginity. A hidden sword, an angel bearing a crown of jewels. An army of knights, a cloud of butterflies, a phallic arrow that missed its mark. A tower cell, an evil bishop, a king's betrayal. A heart that would not burn, a dove that flew from the flames that failed to dispatch that immortal heart.
~ Kathryn Harrison
I have decided to escape, to defy the shogun. Today I will begin walking the road to hell. But you will choose your own path. So, soon you may be seeing heaven. Choose the sword, and you will join me. Choose the ball and you join your mother, in death. You don't understand my words, but you must choose. So… come boy, choose life or death.
~ Kazuo Koike
Roman Occupation and Diaspora (64 BC-AD 1948) Rome established control of Israel in 64 BC. "33And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days." Daniel 11:33
~ Ken Johnson
Beloved Beowulf, remember how you boasted, Once, that nothing in the world would ever Destroy your fame; fight to keep it, Now, be strong and brave, my noble King, protecting life and fame Together. My sword will fight at your side!
~ Burton Raffel
Between your laughter and mine Lies the shadow of the sword of change.
~ bynner witter ii
Since I didn't have any world-class fencing skills, I kicked Cernunnos in the nuts again. I didn't have to know how to use a sword to do that, and he was standing there like he was asking for it, so it seemed justified. Shock and rage filled his green eyes all over again and he doubled. I guess there must be rules that people fighting gods usually followed. Next time, maybe someone would give me a primer.
~ C.E. Murphy
we lay there in the dark for a split second before the beast galumphed toward us. Meabh, always quick with a sword, sprang to her feet and charged the dragon head-on while I mostly just wondered who or what I'd offended in a past life that this one was peopled by dragons. Except I didn't have any past lives, so apparently I'd offended somebody in this life and was facing instant karma. That didn't really improve anything, in my ever so humble opinion.
~ C.E. Murphy
William focused on her, opened his mouth, closed it. Seeing the weapon strapped to her back and peeking over her shoulder samurai-style, he frowned. "Nice sword," he said dryly. "Thanks." "It's one of my favorites." "If you're nice, I'll give it back to you in a year or two." "You're so good to me.
~ Gena Showalter
She gave him a double-birded salute, and he barked out a rusty laugh. I'm laughing. Me. When was the last time that had happened? He couldn't remember. But she kept doing things to amuse him. Shock him, even. Like pulling out a sword and expressing a very real fear about zombies. Zombies.
~ Gena Showalter
Either a large man with very quick reflexes and a deadly sword hat indeed, invaded her home. Or she needed intense psychotherapy.
~ Gena Showalter
He who takes up the sword perishes by the sword. He who refuses to take up the sword perishes on the cross.
~ Gene Edwards
And high above, depicted in a tower, Sat Conquest, robed in majesty and power, Under a sword that swung above his head, Sharp-edged and hanging by a subtle thread.
~ Geoffrey Chaucer
I WALKED INTO my house to see the knight and the wizard sitting in my kitchen, drinking coffee. If you added in Julie's thieving skills and my sword, we almost had an adventuring party.
~ Ilona Andrews
Have you met my sword, Saiman? It's to die for.
~ Ilona Andrews
Curran. You're taking a nap? Come on Kate, I need you for this fight, Stop lying around. You sonovabitch. I rolled to my feet and grabbed my sword. You must think you're funny.
~ Ilona Andrews
He waved his hand, trying to find the right words. "Lord Arland, sometimes it helps to speak plainly." "Sword," he said.
~ Ilona Andrews
IWALKED INTO my house to see the knight and the wizard sitting in my kitchen, drinking coffee. If you added in Julie's thieving skills and my sword, we almost had an adventuring party. "It's too bad we're missing a cleric," I said.
~ Ilona Andrews
Kate, I'm afraid the sword has to stay." "No." "Weapons are forbidden everywhere but the Pit level. You won't get through the door." Shit. I sighed and put Slayer between the front seats. "Stay here. Guard the car." Saiman shut the door. "Is the sword sentient?" "No. But I like to pretend it is.
~ Ilona Andrews
I WALKED INTO my house to see the knight and the wizard sitting in my kitchen, drinking coffee. If you added in Julie's thieving skills and my sword, we almost had an adventuring party. "It's too bad we're missing a cleric," I said. They both looked at me like I had grown a second head.
~ Ilona Andrews
Look, she gave me a new sword." Curran peered at it. "It looks like Slayer." "That's because they're both made of her bones." "Your sword is made out of your grandmother's bones?" "Okay, I see how it sounds weird when you say it in that tone of voice . .
~ Ilona Andrews