#swords

By Hays' reasoning, penetrating a rectum with a penis is a violation of how God meant humans to function. However, penetrating a human body with a sword, a common way to kill people in biblical times, is acceptable. Apparently human bodies were designed to be penetrated by metal implements, but not by flesh. ↗

— Hector Avalos

#bible #christianity #christianity-and-homosexuality #god #homophobia

[Gonturan] is a true friend, but a friend with thoughts of her own, and the thoughts of others are dangerous. ↗

— Robin McKinley

#friendships #swords #friendship

Those prancing little pants-wetters come here to learn the colorful and gentlemanly art of fencing, with its many sporting limitations and its proscriptions against dishonorable engagements. You on the other hand, you are going to learn how to kill men with a sword. ↗

— Scott Lynch

#gentleman #killing #prancing #swords #art

Do I look like I want to be involved in your teen love saga? Ask someone who cares. ↗

— Priya Ardis

#coming-of-age #e-books #ebooks #fairy-tales #merlin

The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#storm-of-swords #tywin-lannister #men

Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#a-storm-of-swords #george-r-r-martin #jaime-lannister #men

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

You know nothing, Jon Snow ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#jon-snow #storm-of-swords #snow

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only some of us never grow out of it. ↗

— Peter Ustinov

#four #generals #grow #hats #never

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity. ↗

— Margaret Halsey

#confronted #fall #known #superior #swords