Ancient Quotes

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There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited. — Barbara Mertz
We are in the dark places of the earth," said Madman. "Where all the ancient and most dangerous secrets are kept. There are Old Things… — Simon R. Green
He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever. He… — Paul Cornell
Blood in the water I sing, and one who shed it: deadliest hunger I sing, and one who fed it- weaving the ancient-most tale of… — Diane Duane
Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they… — Jorge Luis Borges
Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the… — Leo Buscaglia
...that swimming, sloping, elusive something about the dark-bluish tint of the iris which seemed still to retain the shadows it had absorbed of ancient, fabulous… — Vladimir Nabokov
Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and… — Dan Brown
There's an ancient saying in Japan, that life is like walking from one side of infinite darkness to another, on a bridge of dreams. They… — Matthew Tobin Anderson
At some time in the recent past someone had decided to brighten the ancient corridors of the University by painting them, having some vague notion… — Terry Pratchett
O light! This the cry of all the characters of ancient drama brought face to face with their fate. This last resort was ours, too,… — Albert Camus
One's attitude toward life makes every possible difference in one's living. You know, you don't have to study a thousand ancient books to discover that… — L. Ron Hubbard
He thought about science, about faith, about man. he thought about how every culture, in every country, in every time, had always shared one thing.… — Dan Brown
In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem… — Emily Rodda
The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said, "Your stay with us is so brief, let… — Lawrence Durrell
The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s… — Elizabeth Gilbert
We learn that many great thinkers were convinced that the Bible contained the Ancient Mysteries, but not in the literal words—that the words on the… — Maureen Johnson
Sometimes, in the trenches, you get the sense of something, ancient. One trench we held, it had skulls in the side, embedded, like mushrooms. It… — Pat Barker
Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard… — John Keats
I am a star in the firmament that observe the world, despises the world and consumed in its heat. I am the sea by night… — Hermann Hesse
In the pit of her stomach she realized that everything she raged against on Saturday night-- the restrictions, rules, and guidelines-- was born of an… — Robin Jones Gunn
This is my life, I thought...I have excised the cancer from my past, cut it out; I have crossed the high plains, descended into the… — Abraham Verghese
I am alone in the world, and yet not alone enough to make each hour holy. I am lowly in this world, and yet not… — Maggie Stiefvater
Again and Again, however, we know the language of love, and the little churchyard with its lamenting names and the staggeringly secret abyss in which… — Maggie Stiefvater
Liar! Liar!" shrieked suddenly from the now open trap door. Miracle Max whirled. "Back, Witch--" he commanded. "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife--" she… — William Goldman

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