#sword

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#know #me #sharper #silence #sword

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. ↗

— Mother Jones

#am #i #i am #pen #please

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#brave #broken #carries #child #created

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#ennobles #heals #just #man #nonviolence

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#hand #killer #kills #never #sword

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is. ↗

— Takeshi Kitano

#actor #blows #fighter #fighting #film

only to people!' shouted Rincewind. He drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#rincewind #swords #trolls #humor

It was pretty late and the streets were quiet so she was almost sure no one had seen her drag the soul eater into the alley... where she cut his head off with a samurai sword. God, she loved her life. ↗

— Samantha Young

#samurai #sword #violent #humor

�Don'�t worry."� Arriane stood next to Luce. �This place is like a reject revolving door. People come and go all the time because of some parole issue crazy parents whatever. Randy'�s off tonight. No one else gives a damn. If anyone gives you a second look� just give �em a third one. Or send them over to me.�" She made a fist. ↗

— Lauren Kate

#humor #swords-cross #humor

Heroes do not dwell in a time of peace; heroes are hardened in a kiln against the sorrows. Their troubles sharpen the blade and make it gleaming. The glint becomes a brightness that is raised high on a hill, allowing women and men to see beyond themselves. For light swallows darkness. Truth buries death. Heroes are not born. They are filled by Music. ↗

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

#hill #love #sword #death