--- title: "136 Marion Zimmer Bradley Quotes - Famous Writer (The Door Through Space)" description: "Marion Zimmer Bradley quotes explore love as prayer, arbitrary customs, and a warrior's yearning for freedom." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marion-zimmer-bradley-63995.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marion-zimmer-bradley-63995.jpg) # Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999) Writer United States **136** quotes in **448** categories Marion Zimmer Bradley writes that love can be a prayer, that customs often exist without reason, and that a warrior prefers action to a life locked in a court. She shows how thoughts shape the world and how anger can build invisible fences. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Marion Zimmer Bradley was a writer from the United States, best known for *The Door Through Space*. ## Quick Facts About Marion Zimmer Bradley Born June 3, 1930 Died September 25, 1999 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works The Door Through Space Known for Ancestors of Avalon, The Firebrand, Lady of Avalon, Darkover Landfall, Thendara House Spouse Walter Breen ## About Marion Zimmer Bradley She wrote historical fantasy, science fiction and science‑fantasy stories, and many readers noted her focus on female characters, a rare viewpoint in sword‑and‑sorcery tales of her time. Her most famous books, The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, explore mythic and futuristic worlds. ## Awards & Honors Inkpot Award Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel ## Quotes by Marion Zimmer Bradley > [Love is the only prayer I know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/love-is-the-only-prayer-i-know/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Know](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_know_love-is-the-only-prayer-i-know-2717673_2717673.jpg) > [I wasn't a child at 13, were you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/i-wasn-t-a-child-at-13-were-you/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_children_i-wasn-t-a-child-at-13-were-you-1227755_1227755.jpg) > [Knowledge was like a mouthful of dust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/knowledge-was-like-a-mouthful-of-dust/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Dust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dust/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_dust_knowledge-was-like-a-mouthful-of-dust-27_2731708.jpg) > [The truth is not so good a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/the-truth-is-not-so-good-a-story/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_stories_the-truth-is-not-so-good-a-story-1535501_1535501.jpg) > [“Sin is in the wish to do no harm.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/sin-is-in-the-wish-to-do-no-harm/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Harm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_quote_sin-is-in-the-wish-to-do-no-harm-1572446_1572446.jpg) > [All gods are one god.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/all-gods-are-one-god/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_god_all-gods-are-one-god-1157832_1157832.jpg) > [“Men destroy only what they fear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/men-destroy-only-what-they-fear/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Destroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c42/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_fear_men-destroy-only-what-they-fear-2250310_2250310.jpg) > [All the tears women shed, they leave no mark on the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/all-the-tears-women-shed-they-leave-no-mark-on-the-world/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_mark_all-the-tears-women-shed-they-leave-no-m_1446870.jpg) > [Without a dream to light your way, the world is a very dark place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/without-a-dream-to-light-your-way-the-world-is-a-very-dark-place/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_dark_without-a-dream-to-light-your-way-the-wo_1074494.jpg) > [Without a dream to light your way, the word is a very dark place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/without-a-dream-to-light-your-way-the-word-is-a-very-dark-place/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_dark_without-a-dream-to-light-your-way-the-wo_598415.jpg) > [“He was guarded behind a hundred fences of reserve and anger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/he-was-guarded-behind-a-hundred-fences-of-reserve-and-anger/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Fences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fences/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_fences_he-was-guarded-behind-a-hundred-fences-o_49250.jpg) > [“And as men believe, so their world goes." - Merlin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/and-as-men-believe-so-their-world-goes-merlin/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_belief_and-as-men-believe-so-their-world-goes-m_2037684.jpg) > [For there is no higher religion than the Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/for-there-is-no-higher-religion-than-the-truth/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Higher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/higher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_higher_for-there-is-no-higher-religion-than-the_2808790.jpg) > [I know all about endings. It is beginnings that elude me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/i-know-all-about-endings-it-is-beginnings-that-elude-me/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Beginnings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginnings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_elude_i-know-all-about-endings-it-is-beginning_1811253.jpg) > [Never name the well from which you will not drink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/never-name-the-well-from-which-you-will-not-drink/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Drink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_drink_never-name-the-well-from-which-you-will_2444551.jpg) > [Fear is a way of not allowing yourself to choose freely what you will do next; a way of letting your body's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/fear-is-a-way-of-not-allowing-yourself-to-choose-freely-what-you-will/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Allowing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allowing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_allowing_fear-is-a-way-of-not-allowing-yourself-t_323288.jpg) > [There are ignorant priests and ignorant people, who are all too ready to cry sorcery if a woman is only a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/there-are-ignorant-priests-and-ignorant-people-who-are-all-too-ready/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Cry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_cry_there-are-ignorant-priests-and-ignorant_2579763.jpg) > [“For all the Gods are one god (...) and all the Goddesses are one Goddess, and their is only one Initiator. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/for-all-the-gods-are-one-god-and-all-the-goddesses-are-one-goddess/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Every man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-man/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_every-man_for-all-the-gods-are-one-god-and-all-the_1055404.jpg) > [The Goddess has a fourth face. It is secret, and you should prey, as I do, as I do Igraine, that Morgause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/the-goddess-has-a-fourth-face-it-is-secret-and-you-should-prey-as-i/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Celtic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/celtic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42e/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_celtic_the-goddess-has-a-fourth-face-it-is-secr_492091.jpg) > [“If I, who am rhu'ad, do not break the laws," she said, "then no one will ever dare to break them, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/if-i-who-am-rhu-ad-do-not-break-the-laws-she-said-then-no-one-will/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Laws](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laws/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_laws_if-i-who-am-rhu-ad-do-not-break-the-laws_673183.jpg) > [“Men are by nature wanderers...Every people has moved from somewhere, and had to learn the ways of the land from the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/men-are-by-nature-wanderers-every-people-has-moved-from-somewhere-and/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Human nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-nature/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_human-nature_men-are-by-nature-wanderers-every-people_1343538.jpg) > [And I must believe that man has the power to know the right, to choose between good and evil and know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/and-i-must-believe-that-man-has-the-power-to-know-the-right-to-choose/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_believe_and-i-must-believe-that-man-has-the-powe_416230.jpg) > [“Return again, return, life itself is calling you with all its pleasure and pain ...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/return-again-return-life-itself-is-calling-you-with-all-its-pleasure/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Kevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kevin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_kevin_return-again-return-life-itself-is-calli_2364896.jpg) > [“these Romans counted their lineage through the male line, rather than sensibly through the mother; it was silly, for how could any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/these-romans-counted-their-lineage-through-the-male-line-rather-than/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/644/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_children_these-romans-counted-their-lineage-throu_1688649.jpg) > [“It is hardly lonely in a nunnery, son, with other women. And God is there." Morgause said, "I would rather dwell in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/it-is-hardly-lonely-in-a-nunnery-son-with-other-women-and-god-is/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_god_it-is-hardly-lonely-in-a-nunnery-son-wit_153234.jpg) > [“And indeed there is little opportunity for the old and poor to sin, except to doubt God’s goodness, and if God cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/and-indeed-there-is-little-opportunity-for-the-old-and-poor-to-sin/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Doubt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_doubt_and-indeed-there-is-little-opportunity-f_1094387.jpg) > [“He leaned his head in his hands, as if the burden he bore were too great for endurance. ‘You are wise’, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/he-leaned-his-head-in-his-hands-as-if-the-burden-he-bore-were-too/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Hatred](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hatred/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_hatred_he-leaned-his-head-in-his-hands-as-if-th_2764618.jpg) > [We were discussing civilization and the fact that young men among the Greeks at that time were idiots and uneducated, so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/we-were-discussing-civilization-and-the-fact-that-young-men-among-the/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_civilization_we-were-discussing-civilization-and-the_1951568.jpg) > [“For all the Gods are one God,” she said to me then, as she had said many times before, and as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/for-all-the-gods-are-one-god-she-said-to-me-then-as-she-had-said-many/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Every man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-man/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_every-man_for-all-the-gods-are-one-god-she-said-to_1751377.jpg) > [“But I am Niniane of Avalon, and I account to no man on this earth for what I do with what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/but-i-am-niniane-of-avalon-and-i-account-to-no-man-on-this-earth-for/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Goddess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goddess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_goddess_but-i-am-niniane-of-avalon-and-i-account_348532.jpg) > [There is no such thing as a true tale. Truth has many faces and the truth is like to the old road…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-true-tale-truth-has-many-faces-and-the/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Avalon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avalon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_avalon_there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-true-tale-tr_2736870.jpg) > [Lancelot: Morgaine, Morgaine - kinswoman, I have never seen you weep. Morgaine: Are you like so many men, afraid of a woman's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/lancelot-morgaine-morgaine-kinswoman-i-have-never-seen-you-weep/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Lancelot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lancelot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_lancelot_lancelot-morgaine-morgaine-kinswoman-i-h_2568588.jpg) > [“They have not forgotten the Mysteries,” she said, “they have found them too difficult. They want a God who will care for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/they-have-not-forgotten-the-mysteries-she-said-they-have-found-them-2/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Avalon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avalon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_avalon_they-have-not-forgotten-the-mysteries-sh_3221751.jpg) > [“He said, and his voice was strained as if he had had a mortal wound, 'Gwenhwyfar-' He so seldom spoke her formal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/he-said-and-his-voice-was-strained-as-if-he-had-had-a-mortal-wound/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Arthurian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arthurian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_arthurian_he-said-and-his-voice-was-strained-as-if_1945340.jpg) > [“You speak of being afraid. Yet fear is something you generate in yourself, from your mind's lack of control; and you will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/you-speak-of-being-afraid-yet-fear-is-something-you-generate-in/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_fear_you-speak-of-being-afraid-yet-fear-is-so_1358551.jpg) > [Rome was mud and smoky skies; the rank smell of the Tiber and the exotically spiced cooking fires of a hundred different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/rome-was-mud-and-smoky-skies-the-rank-smell-of-the-tiber-and-the/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Cooking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_cooking_rome-was-mud-and-smoky-skies-the-rank-sm_1681726.jpg) > [“What sorrow is like to the sorrow of one who is alone? Once I dwelt in the company of the king I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/what-sorrow-is-like-to-the-sorrow-of-one-who-is-alone-once-i-dwelt-in/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_business_what-sorrow-is-like-to-the-sorrow-of-one_569664.jpg) > [ From these Christians who came to \[Avalon\] to escape the bigotry of their own kind I learned something, at last, of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/from-these-christians-who-came-to-avalon-to-escape-the-bigotry-of/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Avalon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avalon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_avalon_from-these-christians-who-came-to-avalon_1253249.jpg) > [I think too many people presume to read the divine Scriptures and fall into such terrors as this,' said Patricius sternly. 'Those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/i-think-too-many-people-presume-to-read-the-divine-scriptures-and/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Babe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/babe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_babe_i-think-too-many-people-presume-to-read_1503417.jpg) > [Arthur, their young king, like a hero out of legend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/arthur-their-young-king-like-a-hero-out-of-legend/) [Marion Zimmer Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47f/marion-zimmer-bradley-2906_arthur_arthur-their-young-king-like-a-hero-out_435854.jpg) ## Marion Zimmer Bradley by topic [Life (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/marion-zimmer-bradley/) [Love (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/marion-zimmer-bradley/) 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Once I dwelt in the company of the king I loved well, And my arm was heavy with the weight of the rings he gave, And my heart weighed down with the gold of his love. The face the king is like the sun to those who surrounded,. But now my heart is empty And I wander along throughout the world. The groves take on their blossoms, The trees and meadows grow fair But the cuckoo, saddest of singers, Cries forth the only sorrow of the exile, And now my heart hoes wandering, In search of what I shall never see more; All faces are alike to me if I cannot see the face of my king, And all countries are alike to me When I cannot see the fair fields and meadows of my home. So I shall arise and follow my heart in its wandering For what is the fair meadow of home to me When I cannot see the face of my king And the weight on my arm is but a band of gold When the heart is empty of the weight of love. 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