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Madouc (Lyonesse, #3) QUOTES

Madouc (Lyonesse, #3) QUOTES

1 " I am not partial to folk who are grim and austere. I prefer fanciful folk who make me laugh. "

― Jack Vance , Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)

2 " I live in a constant flux; I am unable to make fixed plans. "

― Jack Vance , Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)

3 " The world now lacks a " Sir Pom-pom", with all his funny ways! I wonder where he is now? Or is he anywhere at all? Can someone be nowhere? "

― Jack Vance , Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)

4 " We make a notable company," declared Travante. "I am as I am! Sir Pom-Pom is strong and brave, while Madouc is clever and resourceful. Also, with her copper-gold curls, her wry little face and her eyes of heartbreak blue she is both quaint and vastly appealing. "

― Jack Vance , Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)

5 " Shimrod gave the boy a copper penny. 'Bring me now a goblet of good tawny wine.'
By a sleight of magic Shimrod augmented the acuity of his hearing, so that the whispers of two young lovers in a far corner were now clearly audible, as were the innkeeper's instructions to Fonsel in regard to the watering of Shimrod's wine. "

― Jack Vance , Madouc (Lyonesse, #3)