Mercedes Lackey quotes

Magic, like technology, is a tool. (Mercedes Lackey)
I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book. View quote
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Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism. View quote
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I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene. View quote
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Getting angry over something that won't change is like seeing what happens if you hit your hand with a hammer over and over again, and being surprised each time when it hurts. So you might as well stop doing it. View quote
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... from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone. View quote
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And when it comes down to cases, everything written is at least in part a fantasy. Except maybe for the national budget. That's horror. View quote
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If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world. View quote
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Adventure, yeah. I guess that's what you call it when everybody comes back alive. View quote
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Some must be warriors, that others may live in peace. View quote
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You are human and mortal; we are the sum of our weak moments and our strong. (Mercedes Lackey)
Inexperience can be overcome, ignorance can be enlightened, but prejudice will destroy you. View quote
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Fanatics can justify practically any atrocity to themselves. The more untenable their position becomes, the harder they hold to it, and the worse the things they are willing to do to support it. View quote
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If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody. View quote
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It's only gossip if you repeat it. Until then, it's gathering information. View quote
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Change or stagnate. Keep moving or die. View quote
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The hatched chick cannot go back to the shell, the falcon who has found the sky does not willingly sit the nest. View quote
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It isn't wise to be rude to one's mother. She knows everything about your childhood that is potentially embarassing. View quote
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Not forgiving someone hurts you worse than it hurts him...even if he doesn't deserve to be forgiven...Not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one who put it there. View quote
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These are my friends, my family. It would be hell on earth to spend the rest of my life leading them into situations where some of them are going to get killed... but it would be worse watching someone well-meaning but incompetent or untrained double those deaths. View quote
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How DARE the villainous cads be as clever as the heroes. (Mercedes Lackey)
Three things trust and cherish well- The horse on which you ride, The beast that guards and watches, And your shield-mate at your side. View quote
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Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat. View quote
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We're none of us quite so sure of our place in the world that we can't be rocked off our feet by bad times. It's the getting back up again that counts. Not that you fall, but getting back up again counts for more in the long run. View quote
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I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything. View quote
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