Epics Quotes

17 quotes by 15 authors

Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long; and… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world. — C.S. Lewis
I am associated with techno epics. — Trevor Horn
Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use. — Reed Hastings
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read. — Lascelles Abercrombie
I've always loved the old epics that tell a simple emotional story, whether it's the tumultuous relationship between Rhett and Scarlett or Lawrence of Arabia's… — Baz Luhrmann
I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket; the pocket-knife, for instance,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Epics are never written about libraries. They exist on whim; it depends on if the conquering army likes to read. — Patricia A. McKillip
Such movies are always a danger...falling in love is something most adults have actually experienced...The theme is universal and encourages...unhealthy comparisons...why can't our lives be… — David Sedaris
Why vampires? You write centuries-long family sagasâ€”why not write historical epics without any hint of the supernatural?" Â "Well, that would be boring, wouldn't it?"… — Carrie Vaughn
New platforms are emerging: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Xbox. And film actors are gravitating towards television, because there are basically better roles there. Television is… — David S. Goyer
Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics… — F. Sionil Jose
In the ancient times, bards went around singing the epics, which were storehouses of philosophy. — Amish Tripathi
What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. — Edward M. Lerner
Lots of science fiction deals with distant times and places. Intrepid prospectors in the Asteroid Belt. Interstellar epics. Galactic empires. Trips to the remote past… — Edward M. Lerner
My specialties are corpses, unconscious people and people snoring in spectacular epics. — Gig Young

Who Wrote These Epics Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 17 Epics Quotes as follows: