Faith Quotes by Steven Erikson

8 Faith quotes by Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson’s take on faith lands here in a compact set of eight lines. Though brief, each piece gives a clear sense of how his storytelling instincts shape his view on belief, making this a handy starter for anyone curious about his voice.

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“People in great need were quick to find blame in themselves, quick to assume the burden of guilt for things they in…

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“To achieve peace, destruction is delivered. To give the gift of freedom, one promises eternal imprisonment. Adjudication obviates the need for justice.…

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“It's our nature, isn't it? Again and again, we cling to the foolish belief taht simple solutions exist”

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“Will you yet hold, my friends, to the faith that change is within our grasp? That will and reason shall overcome the…

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“(...) niegdyś wierzył nawet w to, że nad całym bytem panuje wszechmocna, dobroczynna istota. A świerszcze grają po to, by pomóc nam…

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“Faith is a personal accord between a lone soul and that in which it chooses to believe. In any other guise it…

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“Of all the weapons we turn upon ourselves, guilt is the sharpest, Silverfox. It can carve one's own past into unrecognizable shapes,…

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“Conviction is a fist of stone at the heart of all things. Its form is shaped by sure hands, the detritus quickly…

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“Envy shrugged. 'Can no value be found in good intentions?' 'What, precisely, are you trying to justify? And to me, or yourself?' She glared,…

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Any reasonable ruler would have the expectation and the demand the other way round.

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“The existance of many gods conveys true complexity of mortal life. Conversely, the assertion of but one god leads to a denial of complexity,…

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“All right, shadow-priest, you've been spying — on what? What state secrets have you learned watching me groom these horses?' 'Only that they hate…

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“There is nothing wrong with where we are, how we are. You spit on satisfaction, leaving you always unsettled and miserable. I am a…

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“Why do I hate spiders? Gods, who doesn't? What a stupid question.”

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It is an extraordinary act of courage,' said Tulas Shorn, 'to come to know a stranger's pain.

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“I admit,’ said Spite, ‘to a certain melancholy when visiting vibrant cities, as is this Darujhistan. A long life teaches one just how ephemeral…

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All art is an intensely vulnerable gesture, and it is made with no small amounts of risk, and fear. So, I have plenty of…

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“People who make up their minds about something never listen to advice - especially when it's to the contrary.”

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