“That was the first time in my life that I knew the meaning of despair. I read, I worked, I drank, I… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Then the one called Raltariki is really a demon?" asked Tak. "Yes—and no," said Yama, "If by 'demon' you mean a malefic,… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“He spent the last second of his life screaming, as the force of Bortan's leap pulped him against the ground, before his… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
Ultimately, you've got to have something to say, so a writer should continue learning things throughout life. But I don't think education… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
That's life: trust and you're betrayed; don't trust and you betray yourself. — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
I fail to see what difference it makes whether it be supernatural or not--so long as it is malefic, possesses great powers… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
If you ever loved anything in your life, try to remember it. If you ever betrayed anything, pretend for a moment that… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Life is full of doors that don't open when you knock, equally spaced amid those that open when don't want them to.” — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
There's really nothing quite like someone's wanting you dead to make you want to go on living. — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Can life be counted upon to limit itself? No. It is the mindless striving of two to become infinity. Can death be… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
Sleep is perhaps the only among life's great pleasures which need not be of short duration. — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“I was willing to die fighting, but it was senseless for all these men to go down with me. Perhaps my blood was tainted,… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities. — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Time, too, is a function of Shadow, and even Dworkin did not know all of its ins and outs. Or perhaps he did. Maybe… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
I've always been impulsive. My thinking is usually pretty good, but I always seem to do it after I do my talking — by… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“And again, damn. Of troubles I considered myself amply possessed. But those who have do seem to get. Some spiritual form of compound interest,… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Far below, the ocean was a bluegray rug being pulled out from beneath us.” — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
A powerful flight of the imagination . . . an entirely enjoyable reading experience, wrought by a pair of writers noted for excellence. — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
The function of criticism should not be confused with the function of reform. — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write, ever since I was a kid. I started writing at the age of 11. All I wanted to do… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“That was the first time in my life that I knew the meaning of despair. I read, I worked, I drank, I whored, but… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
