32 Quotes by Morgan Llywelyn

You must bind up any wounds you give the earth and you must feed her to replace what you take from her. Every gift she gives, every tree, every stalk of grain, costs her. Only if you repay your debts will she continue to provide.

Even her radiant beauty seemed to dim as he thought of the way she had fooled him.

Feet, she thought. Sea legs. When you pass the last spit of land and commit to the ocean, you are taking a step into the infinite and might set your foot down anywhere.

Grace O’Malley is a crafty devil.

The one power a man has that cannot be stripped from him is the power to do nothing.

No’m he aint ill. Not unless laziness is a sickness. If it is, I’d say he’s close to dying tomorrow.

Men who have died in battle are rarely good to look upon. No matter how splendid their appearance at the apex of heroism, when the soul has fled it takes all grace and beauty with it. Bowels empty, mouths gape, bellies swell, dead eyes gleam fish-belly white. Nothing visible remains of glory. In the tents of death all men belong to the same tribe.

Questions stripped away the platitudes and undermined the verities that provided a sheltered, nursery existence for people who did not want to think. Questions were the obligation of the intellect.

There is no disgrace in peace. There can never be dishonor in peace.