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Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3) QUOTES

Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3) QUOTES

1 " To see evil and call it good, mocks God. Worse, it makes goodness meaningless. A word without meaning is an abomination, for when the word passes beyond understanding the very thing the word stands for passes out of the world and cannot be recalled. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

2 " I took him by the arm to steady him. He opened his eyes slowly, the bright golden gleam now darkened with pain and sorrow. "Morgian!' he uttered, his voice strangled with grief. "It was Morgian. . . "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

3 " I have seen a land shining with goodness, where each man protects his brother's dignity as readily as his own, where war and want have ceased and all races live under the same law of love and honour.

I have seen a land bright with truth, where a man's word is his pledge and falsehood is banished, where children sleep safe in their mother's arms and never know fear or pain.

I have seen a land where kings extend their hands in justice rather than reach for the sword; where mercy, kindness, and compassion flow like deep water over the land, and men revere virtue, revere truth, revere beauty, above comfort, pleasure or selfish gain. A land where peace reigns in the hill, and love like a fire from every hearth; where the True God is worshipped and his ways acclaimed by all. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

4 " Do not borrow tomorrow's troubles today "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

5 " The Queen of Air and Darkness tilted back her head and laughed. A more ghastly sound I hope never to hear. ‘Do you think I care about these trifles?’
‘Murder is no trifle, woman,’ Arthur said.
‘No? How many men have you killed, Great King? How many have you slain without cause? How many did you cut down that you might have spared? How many died because you in your battle-rage would not heed their pleas for mercy?’
The High King opened his mouth to speak, but could make no answer. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

6 " Stop, Morgian. Your wiles cannot avail you now.’ He turned to the High King and said, ‘The hurt this woman has done me, I readily forgive. It is for the harm that she has caused others that she is to be judged. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

7 " Arthur is no fit king. Uther's bastard, Merlin's pawn, he is lowborn and a fool. He is wanton and petty and cruel. A glutton and a drunkard, he lacks all civilized graces. In short, he is a sullen, ignorant brute.
All these things and more men say of Arthur. Let them. When all the words are spoken and the arguements fall exhausted into silence, this single fact remains: we would follow Arthur to the very gates of Hell and beyond if he asked it. And that is the solitary truth.
Show me another who can claim such loyalty. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

8 " Yet, there was once a king worthy of that name. That king was Arthur. It is paramount disgrace of this evil generation that the name of that great king is no longer spoken aloud except in derision. Arthur! He was the fairest flower of our race, Cymry's most noble son, Lord of the Summer Realm, Pendragon of Britain. He wore God's favour like a purple robe.
Hear then, if you will, the tale of a true king. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

9 " That Arthur has not always existed seems odd to me. Like the wind on the moors and the wild winter stars, surely he has always lived . . . and always will. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

10 " Arthur’s fingers tighten on the silver-braided hilt: see how naturally it fits his hand! He pulls.
The Sword of Britain slides from its stone sheath. The ease with which this is accomplished shines in the wonder in Arthur’s eyes. He truly cannot believe what he has done. Nor can he comprehend what it means. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

11 " Arthur, with his keen blue eyes and hair of burnished gold, his ready smile and guileless countenance. Wide and heavy of shoulder, long of limb, he towers above other men and, though he does not yet know the power of his stature, he is aware that smaller men become uneasy near him. He is handsomely knit in all; fair to look upon. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

12 " The Emrys! The Emrys is here!'
Merlin shook his head in astonishment. 'Has it come to this?' he wondered. 'Even small children know me by sight. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

13 " He sighed and shook his head slowly. 'And there will be no bringing back the light once it has gone. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

14 " It was Arthur's welcome alone, I believe, which turned the tide of misery for Merlin. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

15 " To behold Queen Gwenhwyvar and the Lady of the Lake together was to peer too long into the sun's brilliant dazzle, to feel the heart lurch in the breast for yearning, to have the words stolen from the tongue before the lips could speak them. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

16 " All he had, in fact, was Merlin's shining promise. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

17 " Arthur!' I cried, but my voice was lost in the battle roar. The seething waters of the enemy host closed over the place where he had been. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

18 " We would follow Arthur to the very gates of Hell and beyond if he asked it. And that is the solitary truth. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

19 " Great Light, the Enemy's power is so fragile! The devils can use only what we ourselves will give them. Do you see? Give them nothing and their power fails; it falls like a spent arrow, like a blade broken and blunted. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)

20 " Arthur was simply there in their midst, the sword in his hand. "

― Stephen R. Lawhead , Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)