Quotes of: Swords Keyword

One sword keeps another in the sheath.

George Herbert

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.

George R.R. Martin

Give me a sword fight any day.

Joseph Fiennes

The Joker: The pen, is truly mightier than the sword!

Batman

Aragorn: Behold! The sword of Elendil!

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Kannuki the giant: He's nothing without his sword

Yojimbo

Poetry is a sword of lightning, ever unsheathed, which consumes the scabbard that would contain it.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.

C. S. Lewis

The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of the assassin.

Alexander Cockburn

All books are either dreams or swords.

Amy Lowell

Sword fighting is just as fun as it looks on the screen.

Ben Barnes

... Left weaponless, Roran was forced to retreat before the remaining soldier. He stumbled over a corpse, cutting his calf on a sword as he fell, and rolled to avoid a two-handed blow from the soldier, scrabbling frantically in the ankle-deep mud for...

Eldest

I found that life intruding on writing was, in fact, life. And that, tempting as it may be for a writer who is a parent, one must not think of life as an intrusion. At the end of the day, writing has very little to do with writing, and much to do wit...

100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater

Poetry can be more eloquent than the most eloquent sermons, and it becomes a weapon more formidable than the sharpest of swords; whenever such a poem--which finds its correct tune and conveys the excitement of the heart--rings out, all the miserable,...

Speech and Power of Expression: On Language, Esthetics, and Belief

How can you protect yourself by carrying a sword if you don’t know how to use it?’ Not me, sir. Other people. They see the sword and don’t attack me,’ said Maladict patiently. Yes, but if they did, lad, you wouldn’t be any good with it,’ ...

Monstrous Regiment

Ah, now,” crooned Adam, “here we are, then.” With infinite care, as though he were handling a babe, he lifted the sword out, and a sigh seemed to go through him. “Ah, my lovely, it’s been far too long.” “Shall I leave you two alone, the...

Soulbound

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

A Game of Thrones

The pale sword came shivering through the air

A Game of Thrones

Please don't feel shame. It's the devil's sword.

An Amish Garden

Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword.

Raven's Shadow

I am alive, and drunk on sunlight.

A Storm of Swords