It was called a tribute before a battle and a ransom afterwards. T. H. White More Quotes by T. H. White More Quotes From T. H. White He was neither clever nor sensitive, but he was loyal--stubbornly sometimes, and even annoyingly and stupidly so in later life. T. H. White loyal clever sometimes It has to be admitted that starving nations never seem to be quite so starving that they cannot afford to have far more expensive armaments than anybody else. T. H. White starving armament seems The nice thing about the queen of Flanders' daughter, had been that she did not laugh at him. A lot of people laughed at you when you went after the Questing Beast - and never caught it - but Piggy never laughed. She seemed to understand at once how interesting it was, and made several sensible suggestions about the way to trap it. Naturally, one did not pretend to be clever or anything, but it was nice not to be laughed at. One was doing one's best. T. H. White daughter queens clever He did not like the grown-ups who talked down to him, but the ones who went on talking in their usual way, leaving him to leap along in their wake, jumping at meanings, guessing, clutching at known words, and chuckling at complicated jokes as they suddenly dawned. He had the glee of the porpoise then, pouring and leaping through strange seas. T. H. White jumping sea talking There were thousands of brown books in leather bindings, some chained to the book-shelves and others propped against each other as if they had had too much to drink and did not really trust themselves. These gave out a smell of must and solid brownness which was most secure. T. H. White smell too-much book A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated just because they can push each other off a horse with a bit of a stick! It makes me tired. T. H. White horse tired calling It is so fatally easy to make young children believe that they are horrible. T. H. White easy believe children It is only people who are lacking, or bad, or inferior, who have to be good at things. You have always been full and perfect, so you had nothing to make up for. T. H. White be-good perfect people It is the bad people who need to have principles to restrain them. T. H. White principles people needs The weather behaved itself. In the spring, the little flowers came out obediently in the meads, and the dew sparkled, and the birds sang. In the summer it was beautifully hot for no less than four months, and, if it did rain just enough for agricultural purposes, they managed to arrange it so that it rained while you were in bed. In the autumn the leaves flamed and rattled before the west winds, tempering their sad adieu with glory. And in the winter, which was confined by statute to two months, the snow lay evenly, three feet thick, but never turned into slush. T. H. White summer rain spring Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative. He could imagine the effect of each blow that was aimed at him, and this weakened his defense. Wart was only an infuriated hurricane. T. H. White defense blow winning Jenny, all my life I have wanted to do miracles. I have wanted to be holy. I suppose it was ambition or pride or some other unworthy thing. It was not enough for me to conquer the world--I wanted to conquer heaven too. T. H. White conquer-the-world pride ambition Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn. T. H. White learning education looks Cavall came simply, and gave him his heart and soul. T. H. White heart-and-soul soul heart When shall I be dead and rid Of all the wrong my father did? How long, how long 'till spade and hearse Put to sleep my mother's curse? T. H. White mother sleep father The word "feral" has a kind of magic potency which allied itself to two other words, "ferocious" and "free." To revert to a feral state! T. H. White magic kind two If there is one thing I can't stand, it is stupidity. I always say that stupidity is the Sin against the Holy Ghost. T. H. White stupidity sin ghost a king can only work with his best tools. T. H. White tools kings [Kay] was not at all an unpleasant person really, but clever, quick, proud, passionate and ambitious. He was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it. T. H. White clever heart people Mordred and Agravaine thought Arthur hypocritical—as all decent men must be, if you assume that decency can’t exist. T. H. White arthur assuming men
