"Some writers later, describing the events of that……" — Guy Gavriel Kay
"Some writers later, describing the events of that night and day, wrote that Wan'yen of the Altai had seen a spirit-dragon of the river and become afraid. Writers do that sort of thing. They like dragons in their tales."
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Guy Gavriel Kay
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54 Quotes by Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay has 54 quotes on this site.
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A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world…
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We are the total of our longings.
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Fantasy is, at its best, the purest access to storytelling that we have. It universalizes a tale, it evokes wonder…
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But if you couldn't do everything, did that mean you did nothing?
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There was some sadness in how that could happen, falling out of love with something that had shaped you. Or…
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Eanna love us, Adaon preserve us, Morian guard our souls.
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Lazy poets try to elicit a reader's response with words designed to tug at the heart.
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You'd never killed anyone. Then you had.
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It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants…
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One didn't stop to talk with creatures from one's nightmares.
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Liu Fang is a truly gifted, world-famous player of the pipa and the guzheng, classical Chinese stringed instruments.
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What mortal knew the way their fate line would run?
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More Afraid Quotes
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
— Dido Armstrong
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
— Jane Austen
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
— Kevin Bacon
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
— Amy Adams
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
— Lucille Ball
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
— Lucille Ball
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
— Brigitte Bardot
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
— Dave Barry
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
— Lynda Barry
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