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# Marion Zimmer Bradley

(1930–1999)   Writer   United States

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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 · Page 4

> [“ A life path may have strange twists and turnings, and we do not always end up where we intend to go…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/a-life-path-may-have-strange-twists-and-turnings-and-we-do-not-always/)

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[Destiny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destiny/)

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> [“If you seek to avoid your fate or to delay suffering, it only condemns you to suffer it redoubled in another life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/if-you-seek-to-avoid-your-fate-or-to-delay-suffering-it-only-condemns/)

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[Another life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another-life/)

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> [I should know, for I am Morgaine le Fay, priestess of the Isle of Avalon, where the ancient religion of the Mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/i-should-know-for-i-am-morgaine-le-fay-priestess-of-the-isle-of/)

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> [“A flor e até mesmo o fruto são apenas o começo. Na semente está a vida e o futuro.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/a-flor-e-at-mesmo-o-fruto-s-o-apenas-o-come-o-na-semente-est-a-vida-e/)

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> [“Lancelet’s skin was so soft—she had thought all men were like Arthur, sunburnt and hairy, but his body was smooth as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/lancelet-s-skin-was-so-soft-she-had-thought-all-men-were-like-arthur/)

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> [If you own a machine, you are in turn owned by it, and spend your time serving it...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/if-you-own-a-machine-you-are-in-turn-owned-by-it-and-spend-your-time/)

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> [Remain true to yourself, child. If you know your own heart, you will always have one friend who does not lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/remain-true-to-yourself-child-if-you-know-your-own-heart-you-will/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/science-fiction-encourages-us-to-explore-all-the-futures-good-and-bad/)

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> [ \[T\]he House of Maidens was for little girls whose whole duty in life was to spill things, break things, and forget things… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/t-he-house-of-maidens-was-for-little-girls-whose-whole-duty-in-life/)

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> [“... and it seemed to her that time stopped, that her body melted into his as if she were without nerve or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/and-it-seemed-to-her-that-time-stopped-that-her-body-melted-into-his/)

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> [“Dea è ogni cosa in natura è ogni cosa in natura è sacra. Guarda questo è il suo volto. Ascolta questa è…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/dea-ogni-cosa-in-natura-ogni-cosa-in-natura-sacra-guarda-questo-il/)

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> [“...if there be any Gods at all, of which I am not even certain, I cannot believe they would stoop to meddle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/if-there-be-any-gods-at-all-of-which-i-am-not-even-certain-i-cannot/)

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> [Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly, 'for indeed the words we speak make shadows of what is to come,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/beware-what-you-speak-said-the-merlin-very-softly-for-indeed-the/)

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> [My husband and I were very in love, and I had no reason to suspect that his interests lay anywhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/my-husband-and-i-were-very-in-love-and-i-had-no-reason-to-suspect/)

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> [The Goddess has a fourth face, which is secret, and you should pray to her, as I do — as I do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/the-goddess-has-a-fourth-face-which-is-secret-and-you-should-pray-to/)

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> [I have neither talent or taste for kingship, cousin. I am a warrior, and to dwell always in one place and live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-zimmer-bradley/i-have-neither-talent-or-taste-for-kingship-cousin-i-am-a-warrior-and/)

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## Marion Zimmer Bradley by topic

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