Quote by Roger Zelazny

“Well we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death." "I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.”

— Rick Riordan

“Nothing in life is fair except a witnessed duel.”

— Lynda Williams

“Yes, attempts at murder are often misunderstandings. Unless it involves armies, in which case it’s diplomacy.”

— Michelle Sagara

“I would prefer a sword to fight duel, but a pen to plan a war.”

— Robert Thier

“It is forbidden to fight on the Killing Ground," he said, and paused while he considered the sense of this. "You know what I…

— Terry Pratchett

“And, truth be told, I'm curious myself. I wouldn't want Goodfellow dying before we ever resolved our duel. That would be unfortunate.”

— Julie Kagawa

“I’ll fight but I won’t murder. His boyhood resolve coming back to him, the promise he had made to himself after saving them in…

— Anthony Ryan

“And I don’t recommend murder as a way of settling difficult situations. It tends to lead to complications—but not nearly as many as marriage.”

— Diana Gabaldon

“You dueled?" Lily asked "Yes. And if we do it again, it will be-" "DON'T SAY IT!" Thibaud screamed. "-a dual duel," I completed,…

— Rachel Cohn

“He had conquered murder only to be faced with war. There were no laws for that.”

— T.H. White

“If war was once a chivalrous duel, it is now a dastardly slaughter.”

— Artur von Bolfras

“why are you ending our engagement then?" "Because of the reason you fought it" (The duel) "I don't understand." "I know”

— Jayne Castle