"Quentin had an obsolete sailing ship that had been raised from the dead. He had psychotically effective swordsman and an enigmatic witch-queen. It wasn't the Fellowship of the Ring, but then again he wasn't trying to save the world from Sauron, he was trying to perform a tax audit on a bunch of hick islandersâ€¦"

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Source : Lev Grossman (2015). “The Magicians Trilogy”, p.353, Penguin

Lev Grossman

#Queens Quotes #Sailing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“To know that I continue to touch the lives of so many brides is a very special feeling.”
“He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always.”
“Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.”
“Wisdom cannot be directly transmitted, and does not readily accumulate through the ages.”
“You need, as a historian, essential triangulation from your subject and the only way you get that triangulation is through time.”
“We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me. I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds and clawed the air with both his hands.”
“We're gonna keep on doin' what we're doin', and we're gonna get it by all means. That's just what "ruthless" means to me. Everybody's got their own definition, but I'm ruthless with this music.”

Source : Source: djbooth.net
“Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.”

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