Stephen R. Donaldson Quote Explained: We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

+

Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

Author

+

It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

Author

Hate

+

When you’ve tried all the salves in the world and they don’t work, you start thinking about fire

- Stephen R. Donaldson

Author

Fire

+

He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

Author

+

It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

Author

+

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

Author

Awful
Dirt

+

Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.

- Stephen R. Donaldson

Author

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

When you’ve tried all the salves in the world and they don’t work, you start thinking about fire

He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.

It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

Everything dies, from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest galaxy.

My plan was to never get married. I was going to be an art monster instead.

Art is a magic which makes the hours melt away and even days dissolve into seconds

Conjuring is a profession in which no one errs through excess of modesty.

Their ‘magic’ is Art, delivered from many of its human limitations.

Only the magic and the dream are true — all the rest’s a lie.

If I was bound for hell, let it be hell. No more false heaven. No more damned magic.

I had been taught to look for monsters and devils and I found ordinary people.

Not all magic is fireworks and fanfare. Sometimes magic is quiet and sneaks up on you.

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

Edit Post

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?