#sword

When he said to give him the sword, I don’t think he meant for you to stick it in his guts. ↗

— Kevin Hearne

#give #sword #death

Mercy is stronger than your sword. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#life #mercy #realize #strength #sword

Those two are carved from the same tree." the queen said. By the same blade." The high king answered and offered her his arm in splendid dignity ↗

— Victoria Hanley

#seer #sword #tree #dignity

It all goes back and back," Tyrion thought, "to our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance in our steads. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#asoiaf #fantasy #grrm #fantasy

At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword. ↗

— Richard Cobden

#events #humane #just #more #rational

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. ↗

— Confucius

#give #man #never #sword #who

I've looked at photographs of myself during concerts and it sometimes looks as if I'm in a fencing move, with a guitar in my hands instead of a sword. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#during #fencing #guitar #hands #i

Shows can come and go. They can be a hit and then in three years, gone. There's some comfort in having the stability of a job and having children. It's a double-edged sword. ↗

— Calista Flockhart

#come #come and go #comfort #double-edged #double-edged sword

We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#armaments #available #axes #battle #condemned

I'm patient with crossword puzzles and the most impatient golfer. ↗

— Brett Hull

#golfer #i #impatient #most #patient