Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into darkness. Marion Zimmer Bradley More Quotes by Marion Zimmer Bradley More Quotes From Marion Zimmer Bradley The visible world was only an imperfect reflection of the Ideal, which the Philosopher sought to transcend. Marion Zimmer Bradley philosopherreflectionworld The truth is not so good a story. Marion Zimmer Bradley truth-isstories And so, perhaps, the truth winds somewhere between the road to Glastonbury, Isle of the Priests, and the road to Avalon, lost forever in the mists of the Summer Sea. Marion Zimmer Bradley seasummerwind A priestess of Avalon does not lie. But I am cast out of Avalon, and for this, and unless it is all to be for nothing, I must lie, and lie well and quickly Marion Zimmer Bradley avalondoelying I should know, for I am Morgaine le Fay, priestess of the Isle of Avalon, where the ancient religion of the Mother Goddess is born. Marion Zimmer Bradley avalonancientmother No man or woman can live another's fate Marion Zimmer Bradley avalonfatemen All the tears women shed, they leave no mark on the world. Marion Zimmer Bradley marktearsworld I know all about endings. It is beginnings that elude me. Marion Zimmer Bradley eludeknows Arthur, their young king, like a hero out of legend. Marion Zimmer Bradley legendskingshero Of all things we mortals are called upon to do, the most difficult is forgiveness; in order to truly do it, you will probably have to behave as if you already have forgiven for quite a while before you have actually done so. Marion Zimmer Bradley difficultdoneorder Knowledge was like a mouthful of dust. Marion Zimmer Bradley dust I have neither talent or taste for kingship, cousin. I am a warrior, and to dwell always in one place and live at court would weary me to death! Marion Zimmer Bradley warriorcousintaste But this is my truth; I who am Morgaine tell you these things, Morgaine who was in later days called Morgan le Fay. Marion Zimmer Bradley my-truth Rome was mud and smoky skies; the rank smell of the Tiber and the exotically spiced cooking fires of a hundred different nationalities. Rome was white marble and gilding and heady perfumes; the blare of trumpets and the shrieking of market-women and the eternal, sub-aural hum of more people, speaking more languages than Gaius had ever imagined existed, crammed together on seven hills whose contours had long ago disappeared beneath this encrustation if humanity. Rome was the pulsing heart of the world. Marion Zimmer Bradley romefireheart Never name the well from which you will not drink. Marion Zimmer Bradley avalondrinknames I've been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts Marion Zimmer Bradley tryingtalkingkids If you listen to dogs barking you will go deaf without learning anything. Marion Zimmer Bradley deafifsdog I wasn't a child at 13, were you? Marion Zimmer Bradley children What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife? Marion Zimmer Bradley ignoranceteachingwise A friend of ours has a hobby doing genealogy, and we found out that we were cousins in the ninth degree, that we had a common ancestor on the Mayflower. Marion Zimmer Bradley hobbiescousindegrees
