All Ellis Peters Quotes
- Death, after all, is the common expectation from birth. Neither heroes nor cowards can escape it. All
- All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil. All
- I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians. Always Known
- Truth can be costly, but in the end it never falls short of value for the price paid. Costly
- One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century's saint. It is as well to think long… Any
- A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either. Death
- What are wits for unless a man uses them? Inspirational
- Brother Cadfael knew better than to be in a hurry, where souls were concerned. There was plenty of elbow-room in eternity. Better
- Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment. April
- Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems. All
- I do believe I begin to grasp the nature of miracles! For would it be a miracle, if there was any reason for it? Miracles… Across
- Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case. Any
- Only people who're positive enough to have friends have enemies. When you're as glum and morose as he was, people just give up and go… Enemies
- They sell courage of a sort in the taverns. And another sort, though not for sale, a man can find in the confessional. Try the… Another Sort
- The voices of cold reason were talking, as usual, to deaf ears. Cold
- In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I… Act
- If ever you do go back, what is it you want of Evesham?" "Do I know? [...] The silence, it might be ... or the… Appetite
- Every man has within him only one life and one nature ... It behooves a man to look within himself and turn to the best… All
- It takes a lot to wound a man without illusions. Illusions
- Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them. Benefits
- There is in the end no remedy but truth. It is the one course that cannot be evil. Course
- Truth, like the burgeoning of a bulb under the soil, however deeply sown, will make its way to the light. Bulb
- To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible… Assistance
- I go to Prague every year if I can, value my relationships there like gold, and feel myself in a sense Czech, with all their… Admire