Gaze Quotes by Steven Erikson

8 Gaze quotes by Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson offers eight concise thoughts on the act of gazing, each echoing his expansive storytelling tone. This short compilation serves as a quick window into his thematic focus.

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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…

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“Silence!” Korbolo snapped. He eyed Duiker. “You are the historian who rode with Coltaine.” The historian faced him. “I am.” “You are…

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“What in Hood's name are you doing down here?' 'Hiding, what's it look like? That's always been your problem, Kal, your lack…

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“This is Quick Ben’s game, O Elder. The bones are in his sweaty hands and they have been for some time. Now,…

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“Picker studied Quick Ben as they trudged up yet another grass-backed hillside. 'You want us to get someone to carry you, Mage?'…

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“Trull watched Cotillion walk through the archway, and the Tiste Edur's gaze fell once more on the body of Ahlrada Ahn. As…

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“Is that you?" came Shurq’s voice from the darkness within. "Why yes," Bugg said, "it is." "Liar. You’re not you, you’re Bugg.…

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“Rallick will kill you,” Murillio said levelly. “Nonsense.” Kruppe placed the mask over his face. “How will the lad ever recognize Kruppe?”…

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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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“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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“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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