D. H. Lawrence Quotes

Realize that war is common and justice is strife, and that all things come into being and pass away through strife.

Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous.

Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

Conflict is the very essence of life.

Wars are not favourable to delicate pleasures.

And so Nat stood up and joined the group, and followed, and watched, and awaited his chance as the light of Chaos lit the plain and gods and demons marched to war.

One must know that war is common, justice is strife, and everything happens according to strife and necessity.

I believe the common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder.

I come from a place of lots of turmoil.

Every fight is different.

Two guys who don't like each other is a great fight.

I know of nothing more exciting than war.

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

War is a lot of things and it's useless to pretend that exciting isn't one of them. (pg. 144)

Their object is disunion.

Wit and judgment often are at strife.

The potter is at enmity with the potter.

After that one fitnah, every time it calms down in one place, it starts somewhere else.

The germ of creation lies in violence.

Would the world ever have been made if its maker had been afraid of making trouble?Making life means making trouble. There’s only one way of escaping trouble; and that’s killing things.

What discord should we bring into the universe if our prayers were all answered! Then we should govern the world, and not God. And do you think we should govern it better?

For the span of my memory, this has been a city of opposing wills.

The conflict of forces and the struggle of opposing wills are of the essence of our universe and alone hold it together.