Great quotes from books - Page 2

lumdy · 02-28-2008, 09:34 PM

Hmm perhaps we should try to make sure we include the book names to make sure it doesn't look like the rest of the quote pages, neh?

Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His work must be contemplated with respect.
- Mark Twain, a Biography

Barzillal · 02-28-2008, 10:05 PM

"You are Drakhaoul...."
-Kostya

Tankjan · 02-28-2008, 10:09 PM

- 'Unfortunately I cannot show it to you,' replied the master, 'because I burned it in my stove.'
- 'I'm sorry but I don't believe you,' said Woland. 'You can't have done. Manuscripts don't burn.'

Mikhail Bulgakov, Master and Margarita

brightparis · 03-01-2008, 02:19 AM

Lord of the Rings:

"It is gone..."
"No, but it is not lost..."

I like it most.

Barzillal · 03-01-2008, 06:26 PM

=0 one of the best lines ever said in that trilogy

another line from that book is the peep talk done by Theoden on the charge of the Rohirrim in Peleanor fields in Gondor

153K mp3 file

Arise now, arise Riders of Theoden!
Dire deeds awake, dark it is eastward.
Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!
Forth Eorlingas!

Tankjan · 03-01-2008, 07:03 PM

- I eventually had to go down to the cellar...
- That's the display department.
- ...with a torch.
- The lights had probably gone.
- So had the stairs.
- Well you found the notice didnt you?
- Yes. The plans were on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Barzillal · 03-01-2008, 07:05 PM

Do not trust to hope. It has forsaken these lands.

EOMER, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

lumdy · 03-02-2008, 12:02 AM

"No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style."

"Staring into the dragon's jaw, one quickly learns wisdom."

"Always speak politely to an enraged dragon."

"There are dangers in eyesight too keen."

"There is no substitute for good manners -- except fast reflexes."

"Success leads to stagnation; stagnation leads to failure."

---- Steven Brust's The Book of Jhereg

Barzillal · 03-02-2008, 05:26 AM

Those without swords can still die upon them.

EOWYN, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

lumdy · 03-04-2008, 07:03 PM

"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
- Rousseau's The Social Contract

02-28-2008, 10:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
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03-01-2008, 06:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
Barzillal Vanguard Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 7,618 Rep Power: 223 Credits: 64,712	=0 one of the best lines ever said in that trilogy another line from that book is the peep talk done by Theoden on the charge of the Rohirrim in Peleanor fields in Gondor 153K mp3 file Arise now, arise Riders of Theoden! Dire deeds awake, dark it is eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas! __________________ sig made by our very own de-kun I will be in and out... I have something to do ahahaha D: Christ I hate...this Fanclubs Spoiler Family Tree Spoiler

03-01-2008, 07:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
Tankjan πάνσοφος Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankh-Morpork Posts: 5,647 Rep Power: 1664 Credits: 65,524	- I eventually had to go down to the cellar... - That's the display department. - ...with a torch. - The lights had probably gone. - So had the stairs. - Well you found the notice didnt you? - Yes. The plans were on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard' Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy __________________ Thx, aca :) Arigatou, Sano :) The Rules Spoiler Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Me But Were Afraid to Ask ;) Spoiler My Anime List My claimed characters: Spoiler Previous sigs: Spoiler Arigatou, Sano :)* Thank you, de :) My fanclubs: Spoiler Feed a child: Pajacyk [click puppet's belly (once/day)]

02-28-2008, 09:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
lumdy Meh Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 10 Credits: 1,603	Hmm perhaps we should try to make sure we include the book names to make sure it doesn't look like the rest of the quote pages, neh? Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His work must be contemplated with respect. - Mark Twain, a Biography

03-01-2008, 07:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
Barzillal Vanguard Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 7,618 Rep Power: 223 Credits: 64,712	Do not trust to hope. It has forsaken these lands. EOMER, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers __________________ sig made by our very own de-kun I will be in and out... I have something to do ahahaha D: Christ I hate...this Fanclubs Spoiler Family Tree Spoiler

03-02-2008, 12:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
lumdy Meh Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 10 Credits: 1,603	"No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style." "Staring into the dragon's jaw, one quickly learns wisdom." "Always speak politely to an enraged dragon." "There are dangers in eyesight too keen." "There is no substitute for good manners -- except fast reflexes." "Success leads to stagnation; stagnation leads to failure." ---- Steven Brust's The Book of Jhereg

03-02-2008, 05:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
Barzillal Vanguard Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 7,618 Rep Power: 223 Credits: 64,712	Those without swords can still die upon them. EOWYN, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers __________________ sig made by our very own de-kun I will be in and out... I have something to do ahahaha D: Christ I hate...this Fanclubs Spoiler Family Tree Spoiler

03-04-2008, 07:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
lumdy Meh Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 10 Credits: 1,603	"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." - Rousseau's The Social Contract

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