We didn't make the world. All we have to do is live in it. Stephen R. Donaldson More Quotes by Stephen R. Donaldson More Quotes From Stephen R. Donaldson One word more, a final caution: Do not forget whom to fear at the last. I have had to be content with killing and torment; but now my plans are laid, and I have begun. I shall not rest until I have eradicated hope from the Earth. Think on that, and be dismayed! Stephen R. Donaldson finalsearththinking Steven Erikson is an extraordinary writer. I read Gardens of the Moon with great pleasure. And now that I have read it, I would be hard pressed to decide what I enjoyed more: the richly and ominously magical world of Malaz and Genabackis; the large cast of sympathetically-rendered characters; or the way the story accumulates to a climax that hits like machinegun fire. My advice to anyone who might listen to me is, Treat yourself to Gardens of the Moon. And my entirely selfish advice to Steven Erikson is, write faster. Stephen R. Donaldson selfishwritingcharacter I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further. Stephen R. Donaldson fogintentioncharacter Where do you get dreams like this? Stephen R. Donaldson dream The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling Stephen R. Donaldson cherishsecretheart Part of him wanted to weep... but his purpose was rigid within him. He felt he could not bend to gentleness without breaking. Stephen R. Donaldson feltpurposewanted Futility is the defining characteristic of life. Stephen R. Donaldson characteristicsfutility-of-lifedefining When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire Stephen R. Donaldson fireworldthinking He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head. Stephen R. Donaldson neckswaitingfall The portal structure is simply a technique: it is neither necessary nor unnecessary, except as the writer and the story make it so. In the case of 'The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant,' it was absolutely necessary to my intentions. Stephen R. Donaldson intentionsmakestorystructure Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. Stephen R. Donaldson adultonlymefantasy For a variety of reasons, my books struck the marketplace like a thunderclap; and one of those reasons was that there were so few alternatives available. Readers who loved Tolkien, and who were not satisfied by Terry Brooks, had nowhere else to turn. Stephen R. Donaldson turnlovedlikesatisfied
