111 Quotes by N.D. Wilson

Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself.

Slowly, Rupert Greeves raised his head. His eyelids fluttered and the corner of his mouth twitched up. 'What,' he asked the world, 'can you do to erase my laughter?

Tom shut his eyes again, because when his eyes were shut, he could tell himself that there was light.

Truth: We are the present. We are now. We are the razor's edge of history. The future flies at us and from that dark blur we shape the past. And the past is forever.

But if that was going to happen, it was going to happen whether or not he worried about it.

Do you dislike your role in the story, your place in the shadow? What complaints do you have that the hobbits could not have heaved at Tolkien? You have been born into a narrative, you have been given freedom. Act, and act well until you reach your final scene.

Your father died for me, and dying with you would be an honor, though not as great as dying to save you.

I am here to paint you a picture of the world I see

The moon was up, painting the world silver, making things look just a little more alive.