Books Quote by Victor Hugo

“HOWEVER skilled and strong art thou, my foe, However fierce is thy relentless hate Though firm thy hand, and strong thy aim and straight…

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“To find the books end, cross the ancient wood to the mystic isle. Until then, prepare yourself for the coming battle. . . AND…

— Michelle Zink

“Come near, that no more blinded by man's fate, I find under the boughs of love and hate, In all poor foolish things that…

— William Butler Yeats

“His novel or book of poems, decent, adequate, arises not from an exercise of style or will, as the poor unfortunate believes, but as…

— Roberto Bolaño

“Think of every fairy-tale villainess you've ever heard of. Think of the wicked witches, the evil queens, the mad enchantresses. Think of the alluring…

— Jim Butcher

“Be ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves.”

— Paulo Coelho

“One thing at a time,' said the Boy. 'You must be patient. This is a day of hope and wild revenge. Do not interrupt…

— Mervyn Peake

“A gang of rogues can’t rule forever.”

— Susan Elia MacNeal

“If I must consort with rogues [...] I own I like them to be in the grand manner.”

— Georgette Heyer

“And so you, like the others, would play your brains against mine. You would help these men to hunt me and frustrate me in…

— Bram Stoker

“Marius had never understood the notion of blind loyalty. He had served everyone from kings and caliphs to head dishwasher at the local brothel,…

— Lee Battersby

“They flee from me that sometime did me seek With naked foot, stalking in my chamber. I have seen them gentle, tame, and meek,…

— Thomas Wyatt