Quotes by Stephen R. Lawhead

About Stephen R. Lawhead:

Stephen R. Lawhead is a UK–based American writer known for his works of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction, particularly Celtic historical fiction. He has written over 24 novels and numerous children's and non-fiction books.
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A king is a king, but a bard is the heart and soul of the people; he is their life in song, and the lamp which guides their steps along the paths of destiny. A bard is the essential spirit of the clan; he is the linking ring, the golden cord which un...

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If thou wouldst seek justice, thyself must be just.

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When heaven joins the battle against you, who could stand?

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Oh, but once my memories had pulsed with the blood-heat of life. In desperation, I forced myself to recall that once, I had walked with kings and conversed in languages never heard in this land. Once I had stood at the prow of a Sea Wolf ship and sai...

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To see evil and call it good, mocks God. Worse, it makes goodness meaningless. A word without meaning is an abomination, for when the word passes beyond understanding the very thing the word stands for passes out of the world and cannot be recalled.

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-the future is a most marvellous creation. For in it lies all the mystery of raw potentiality-a boundless reservoir of all that could be-formed by the illimitable interactions of conscious human beings with their individual environments, circumstance...

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Perhaps it is how we are made; perhaps words of truth reach us best through the heart, and stories and songs are the language of the heart

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Do not think it impossible just because it has never happened. - Friar Tuck

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In order to welcome redemption, one must first embrace the utter hopelessness of failure. For how can a man look for rescue unless he knows he is truly lost?

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Apart from pleasure, beauty also kindles imagination, hope and encouragement. If beauty ceased to exist, we would, in a very real sense, cease to exist--for we would be no longer who we are.

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I tell you the truth, a man may not make himself king; only the blessing of him who holds the kingship can elevate a man to that high place. For sovereignty is a sacred trust that may not be bartered or sold; still less may it be stolen or taken by f...

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Only a fool demands proof of what he already knows.

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Streams of consequence flow from every action, and from every conflict there are two paths by which events may go.

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Who upholds the gorsedd if not You? Who counts the ages of the world if not You? Who commands the Wheel of Heaven if not You? Who quickens life in the womb if not You? Therefore, God of All Virtue and Power, sain us and shield us with Your Swift Sure...

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Author Bio

  • NameStephen R. Lawhead
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJuly 2, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist