The meaning of life, Nikodemos, is to live life with meaning. The purpose of life is merely to live it, perhaps to give it. Janet Morris More Quotes by Janet Morris More Quotes From Janet Morris Learn when to fear, and how to fear, and how much to fear, before you squander all you have left. Janet Morris strategy left If you want to write something completely unique, you will probably fail or at best write something without redeeming value. The mind works in certain patterns: the mind organizes facts in story form; it is your commonality with that body of human thought that makes a good book, not its estrangement from the common values that humans share. Janet Morris unique writing book Fury from the heavens; fury at the gods - inseparable. Janet Morris inseparable heaven commitment Sanctuary is for lovers, not fighters, this season. Janet Morris fighter sanctuary love I don't want to be any closer to the gods than death will bring me. Janet Morris dying want death Proof of war, when it comes, always comes too late. Janet Morris survival war commitment He loves the world so much. I agree it would be a shame to take that love away from meadow and tree, stream and sky, and all that lives in nature, and leave them lonely. Janet Morris lonely sky love Tempus wanders eternally, bringing death to whomever loves him and being spurned by whomsoever he shall love. Janet Morris wander love The gods want to bring a better day, and you are their messengers. Trust not in all you see. Trust only in your hearts. And in us, who love you both. Janet Morris want heart love Love sees all; hate is blind. Janet Morris blind hate love When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting with Homer and up through Shakespeare and Milton, the most important themes to tackle are those of the mythopoeic domain, tales of the body and mind seen through a temperament and a cosmos divorced from current reality so what is said can be more clear. Janet Morris writing reality thinking Sometimes a man does what he'd most like to avoid. Janet Morris doe sleep men This is as 'alone' as I'm likely to get with you - you're not half so fetching as your daughter. Janet Morris sexuality daughter half Old enough to kill means old enough to die Janet Morris responsibility war mean We know. We've seen it all before. Janet Morris sexuality knows We fouled up. I did. He got hurt. Badly, maybe. And the god...is not helping him today. Janet Morris responsibility hurt today Tempus would be protected, better shielded from whatever the Stepson thought threatening, if love could heal and save. Janet Morris threatening would-be love Nothing he knew of, enunciated life like death. Janet Morris meaning-of-life war life I...keep trying to be perfect. For you. So you'll notice me. Janet Morris dedication perfect trying It's all the same - no good without evil, no balance...no maat. If we lose one, we lose the other. It's just life, that's all. Janet Morris balance evil life