King Quotes

2514 King quotes by 1601 unique authors

Oh, mercy. If it catches you in the wrong frame of mind, the King James Bible can make you want to drink poison in no… — Barbara Kingsolver
Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him… — Khalil Gibran
I am not unique in my elegiac sadness at watching reading die, in the era that celebrates Stephen King and J.K. Rowling rather than Charles… — Harold Bloom
And Adam ruled, for he was the King. Until the day his will to be King deserted him. Then he died, food for a stronger.… — James Clavell
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The King beneath the mountains, The King of carven stone, The lord of silver fountains Shall come into his own! His crown shall be upholden,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Beyond the town, darker than dark, King Haggard's castle teetered like a lunatic on stilts... — Peter S. Beagle
She, too, spoke only when the queen or king addressed her first, but she looked searchingly at every supplicant, and her clear face said that… — Robin McKinley
I scared Stephen King. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Many a night I woke to the murmer of paper and knew (Dad) was up, sitting in the kitchen with frayed King James - oh,… — Leif Enger
How did you hear about that?' 'Are you kidding me? So far, I had that runt Kyle-' 'I hate him. I hate all vamps. That… — Karen Chance
The king of the jailhouse and the queen of the road think sharing the burden will lighten the load. — Aimee Mann
Be loyal to the royal that is in you, for you are the child of a King. — Harold B. Lee
The prison keeper choose an inopportune time to look around the doorway into the cell. He and the king locked gazes, and the king's eyes… — Megan Whalen Turner
The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a bride… — Megan Whalen Turner
My beautiful queen. Your entire court is staring at you, and I can't blame them." They were, too. The queen turned to look. Her glance… — Megan Whalen Turner
We never change. Neither our socks nor our masters nor our opinions, or we're so slow about it that it's no use. We were born… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
A heart's a heart, in a child or a man. You are tougher than you feel right now. Your roots are deep, your canopy's spread… — Shannon Hale
Who are you?" she inquired, as the cat passed by. I'm the cat that looked at a king," he replied. And I," she remarked with… — P L Travers
The obligation d'âme meant that his only allegiance was to Felix, making them a separate kingdom of two, with Felix as king and Mildmay as… — Sarah Monette
Here. Where I am anonymous and alone in a white room with no history and no parading. So I can make something unknown in the… — Michael Ondaatje
At first, man was enslaved by the gods. But he broke their chains. Then he was enslaved by the kings. But he broke their chains.… — Ayn Rand
Once upon a time there was a boy who lived in a house across the field from a girl who no longer exists. They made… — Nicole Krauss
The Little Mute Boy The little boy was looking for his voice. (The king of the crickets had it.) In a drop of water the… — Federico Garcia Lorca
Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on. — Sinclair Lewis

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