"Let's go to Valhalla with the sun on our faces."
About Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence — Life and Legacy
Mark Lawrence is a notable fantasy author recognized for his unique storytelling and deep psychological insights. His works, especially 'The Broken Empire' series, delve into the complexities of human nature, often exploring themes of struggle, power, and resilience. Lawrence's characters are frequently faced with moral dilemmas that challenge their identities and beliefs. One of his well-known quotes, 'The world is a cruel place,' encapsulates his view that life is rife with challenges and hardships, pushing individuals to confront their inner demons. Through his writing, he illustrates how these struggles can lead to profound personal growth and transformation. Lawrence's exploration of power dynamics reveals the often corrupting influence of ambition, prompting readers to reflect on their own choices and the consequences that follow. His quotes resonate with readers today, as they confront their own struggles and seek meaning in a complex world.
Quote collection
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"You're a Good Little Slave"
"Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you'll find an edge to cut you."
"We die a little every day and by degrees we’re reborn into different men, older men in the same clothes, with the same scars."
"Few things worth having can be got easily."
"As a child there's a horror in discovering the limitations of the ones you love. The time you find that your mother cannot keep you safe, that your tutor makes a mistake, that the wrong path must be taken because the grown-ups lack the strength to take the right one...each of those moments is the theft of your childhood, each of them a blow that kills some part of the child you were, leaving another part of the man exposed, a new creature, tougher but tempered with bitterness and disappointment."
"Every man has his thorns, not of him, but in him, deep as bones."
"Some truths should perhaps be left unsaid. Some doors unopened. An angel once told me to let go of the ills I held too close, to let go of the flaws that shaped me."
"When you're in a dark place, and your light is going to run out before too long, you get on with things. It's a wonder to me how few people apply that same logic to their lives."
"Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak."
"A fool may scrawl on a slate and if no one has the wit to wipe it clean for a thousand years, the scrawl becomes the wisdom of ages."
"Sometime, It's easier to love someone with flaws you can forgive in return for them forgiving yours."
"Four years and everything was the same, except me."
"There's a road to hell that is paved with good intentions but it's a long route. The quicker path is paved with the kind of ignorance that clever men who just don't want to know are best at."
"A strange thing — nails will hold a building together, but there's nothing better for taking a man apart."
"Some pain you can distance yourself from, but a headache sits right where you live."
"Humanity can be divided into madmen and cowards. My personal tragedy is in being born into a world where sanity is held to be a character flaw."
"It's an irony of our times that men seeking peace must make war."
"No half measures. Some things can’t be cut in half. You can’t half-love someone. You can’t half-betray, or half-lie."
"Confusing the author and the character seems to be a popular and rather unsophisticated reaction to books."