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The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1) QUOTES

The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1) QUOTES

1 " Therefore it seemed a dreadful injustice that these wise races should perish at the hands of creatures who were still little more than animals. It was as if vultures feasted on and squabbled over the paralyzed body of the youthful poet who could only stare at them with puzzled eyes as they slowly robbed him of an exquisite existence they would never appreciate, never know they were taking. "

― Michael Moorcock , The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)

2 " The sentiment may perceive and love the universe, but the universe cannot perceive and love the sentiment. The universe sees no distinction between the multitude of creatures and elements which comprise it. All are equal. None is favoured. The universe, equipped with nothing but the materials and the power of creation, continues to create: something of this, something of that. It cannot control what it creates and it cannot, it seems, be controlled by its creations (though a few might deceive themselves otherwise). Those who curse the workings of the universe curse that which is deaf. Those who strike out at those workings fight that which is inviolate. Those who shake their fists, shake their fists at blind stars. "

― Michael Moorcock , The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)

3 " You Mabden seem to think that happiness must be bought with misery... It is not easy for Vadhagh to understand that. We believe -- believed -- that happiness was a natural condition of reasoning beings. "

― Michael Moorcock , The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)

4 " Everything may exist for a while - even justice. But the true state of the universe is anarchy. It is the mortal's tragedy that he can never accept this. "

― Michael Moorcock , The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)

5 " I am a petty god at the moment. You will find me more lordly and benign when I achieve the position of a greater god. "

― Michael Moorcock , The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)