Lin Carter Quotes

However, as one or another of the philosophers has probably noted ere now, the morning was not quite over yet.

Mere abstention from a life of evil does not constitute a life devoted to good works.

Love, it seems, has its own arguments which are so potent that cool Reason can seldom, if ever, prevail.

Knowing that you possess a talent is half the battle in mastering it.

Chan’s heart knew only greed, but there was within him enough intelligence to wonder before a man who could see all the uselessness of life, and still exult in the possessing of it.

The notion that heresy is a crime of the soul, to be cured by the chastisement of the body, he pointed out in his amiable way, contained an essential error. For the soul has no real connection to the body, merely residing therein for the while. To punish the body for the sins of the soul was, therefore, about as irrational as to burn down a tenement building because it had temporarily housed a criminal.

You will observe, I think, that repentance is seldom whole-hearted, and generally arises from such base and ignoble motives as feeling sorry for yourself in dire circumstances.

Um," said Kesrick in a small voice, looking remarkably foolish.
"Um, indeed!" said Dame Pirouetta tartly. "You will find, dear boy, on these chivalric adventures of yours, that manly courage and fortitude, even when bolstered by the fortunate possession of an enchanted sword such as Dastagerd, are not quite enough: one requires, as well, the use of logic, reason, deduction, and, in a word—intelligence!

Yes, a woman makes a fine weapon in capable hands...slim and supple as a sword blade...and a blade to which no man’s armor is completely proof.

What's a simurgh?
"A member of the winged species avian simurghi," sniffed the simurgh. "Easy to identify because of his gorgeous plumage, ready wit, intelligent conversation, amiable disposition, and fabulous abilities."

The past has lost, as it always loses; the future has won, as it always wins.

If one doesn't learn from one's unhappy experiences," he wisely observed, "what's the point of all that suffering?

He was reluctantly forced to conclude that his sanity was unshaken.

I am not complaining, mind you," the simurgh was saying in a grumpy, peevish tone of voice a while later, "I was merely pointing out that when one must tamper with the forces of nature, it is better to err on the side of caution and of prudence, than to be too liberal.

Theological disputations are a favorite hobby of mine, but even the most eloquent and learned disputant finds his abilities wane before the persuasiveness of the thumb-lock, the nose-pincers and the molten boot.