Steven Erikson Quotes

You have to protect her. The more she uses it, the worse it'll get. Stop her, Rose. Stop her before they notice, before they notice and take her away too. Get her out of here." [...] "Don't let her use the power!. . .Save her. Save her from herself!

There in seclusion and remote from men The wizard hand lies cold, Which at its topmost speed let fall the pen, And left the tale half told. Ah! who shall lift that wand of magic power, And the lost clew regain? The unfinished window in Aladdin's tower Unfinished must remain!

No witch has ever claimed to own the Elder Wand. Make of that what you will.

Don't uncork what you can't contain

We have to be more modest in what we claim.

Trust is fine, but control is better.

Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is what keeps us there.

Some things it don't pay to be curious about.

A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it. Or what did you think that stuff in your chest was? A magician is strong because he hurts more than others. His wound is his strength.

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards because a refusal often offends, I read somewhere.

Evil thought is a dangerous pet. It is safer to play with it from behind the iron bars of circumstance.

Pleasure is like a cordial - a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.

Kitten, you need to make a decision. Either we stay here and behave or we leave now and I promise you”—his voice dipped lower and the words fell against my lips—“if we leave, I won’t behave.

Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.

Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow. Lat.

Magic is the craft of shaping, the craft of the wise, exhilarating, dangerous - the ultimate adventure. The power of magic should not be underestimated. It works, often in ways that are unexpected and difficult to control.

The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them of knowledge of remedies which can solace their miseries and can cure their faults.

It's natural for humans to suppress urges, for when our desires are left unchecked they lead to broken relationships, prison time, and forest fires.

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike ...We wizards have mistreated and abused our fellows for too long, and we are now reaping our reward.

People who tell you that control is bad are trying to tell you that automobile accidents and industrial accidents are good.

Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence. Do not go forth to-day.

I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.

Don't trust children with edge tools. Don't trust man, great God, with more power than he has until he has learned to use that little better. What a hell we should make of the world if we could do what we would!

Genius is another word for magic.

Pride is a powerful narcotic, but it doesn't do much for the auto-immune system.