--- title: "1 Earth Gave Quotes By Andrzej Sapkowski" description: "1 Earth Gave quotes by Andrzej Sapkowski. Plus more from Andrzej Sapkowski and more Earth Gave sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/andrzej-sapkowski-1769_earth_the-sun-shines-differently-the-air-is-di_3232641.jpg" --- > [“The sun shines differently, the air is different, water is not as it used to be. The things we used to eat, made use of, are dying, diminishing, deteriorating. We never cultivated the land. Unlike you humans we never tore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/the-sun-shines-differently-the-air-is-different-water-is-not-as-it/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/andrzej-sapkowski-1769_earth_the-sun-shines-differently-the-air-is-di_3232641.jpg) ## More by Andrzej Sapkowski > [“The princess looks like a striga!” he yelled. “Like the most strigish striga I have heard of!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/the-princess-looks-like-a-striga-he-yelled-like-the-most-strigish/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“There are things in heaven and earth that even philosophers have never dreamed about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/there-are-things-in-heaven-and-earth-that-even-philosophers-have/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“The moon shines bright, The vampire alights Swish, swish goes his cloak . . . Maiden, are you not afeared?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/the-moon-shines-bright-the-vampire-alights-swish-swish-goes-his-cloak/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“For whoever doesn’t overcome the cowardice inside themselves will die of fear to the end of their days. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/for-whoever-doesn-t-overcome-the-cowardice-inside-themselves-will-die/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“I predict a bad end for your race, humans,’ Zoltan Chivay said grimly. ‘Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/i-predict-a-bad-end-for-your-race-humans-zoltan-chivay-said-grimly/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“But, Dandelion, I could never resist the temptation of having a look at something that doesn’t exist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/but-dandelion-i-could-never-resist-the-temptation-of-having-a-look-at/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“Your mother gives birth to you only once and only once do you die,' the witcher said calmly. 'An appropriate philosophy for a louse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/your-mother-gives-birth-to-you-only-once-and-only-once-do-you-die-the/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“The Witcher had a knife to his throat. He was wallowing in a wooden tub, brimfull with soapsuds, his head thrown agains the slippery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/the-witcher-had-a-knife-to-his-throat-he-was-wallowing-in-a-wooden/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“I’ll pay back what I owe,’ he said quietly. ‘I won’t forget. It may happen that one day you’ll be in need of help.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/i-ll-pay-back-what-i-owe-he-said-quietly-i-won-t-forget-it-may-happen/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“The Witcher bounding softly, the girl trotting, the Witcher on his knees, the girl’s thin hands around his neck, the mousy hair on his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/the-witcher-bounding-softly-the-girl-trotting-the-witcher-on-his/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“It is easy to kill with a bow, girl. How easy it is to release the bowstring and think, it is not I, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/it-is-easy-to-kill-with-a-bow-girl-how-easy-it-is-to-release-the/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/lesser-greater-middling-it-s-all-the-same-proportions-are-negotiated/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“Your mother gives birth to you only once and only once do you die,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/your-mother-gives-birth-to-you-only-once-and-only-once-do-you-die/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“You won't do it.' Bonhart's voice resounded in the complete silence. 'You won't do it, witcher girl. In Kaer Morhen you were taught how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/you-won-t-do-it-bonhart-s-voice-resounded-in-the-complete-silence-you/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) > [“- A ty? Ty nie miewasz już snów? - Miewam - powiedział z goryczą. - Ale od przekroczenia Jarugi bardzo rzadko. I w ogóle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/a-ty-ty-nie-miewasz-ju-sn-w-miewam-powiedzia-z-gorycz-ale-od/) [Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth-gave/andrzej-sapkowski/#itemlist", "name": "1 Earth Gave Quotes By Andrzej Sapkowski", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The sun shines differently, the air is different, water is not as it used to be. The things we used to eat, made use of, are dying, diminishing, deteriorating. We never cultivated the land. Unlike you humans we never tore at it with hoes and ploughs. To you, the earth pays a bloody tribute. It bestowed gifts on us. You tear the earth's treasures from it by force. 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