jwebster wrote:"You cannot learn if you refuse to read. You cannot learn if you will not think. ...You cannot succeed in anything by merely going through the motions."
This is just a guess, but I could swear that I have read that quote before...
Is it Johan Eschbach berating his students at the beginning of "Of Tangible Ghosts" for not preparing for class?
(I borrowed the book from the library when I read it....so I don't have a copy to check myself)
jwebster wrote:"You cannot learn if you refuse to read. You cannot learn if you will not think. ...You cannot succeed in anything by merely going through the motions."
This is just a guess, but I could swear that I have read that quote before...
Is it Johan Eschbach berating his students at the beginning of "Of Tangible Ghosts" for not preparing for class?
(I borrowed the book from the library when I read it....so I don't have a copy to check myself)
Yes! It is Johan as he is handing back a test that they did poorly on
Your turn : )
Ean
there is yet time enough for us to take a different path
"In time, a man and a woman walk northeast along the white beach...Neither speaks as they are enfolded by a blackness only they and a few others can see. A single ray of sunlight strikes the sand before them, then retreats from their oncoming steps."
crispind wrote:Alright, here's the next quote up for grabs....
"In time, a man and a woman walk northeast along the white beach...Neither speaks as they are enfolded by a blackness only they and a few others can see. A single ray of sunlight strikes the sand before them, then retreats from their oncoming steps."
The Towers of the Sunset. Right after Creslin admits to Megaera that he loves her.
Your saving grace has been your willingness to undergo punishment for your mistakes. Accept yourself and keep that willingness, and it may be enough to protect us all
Sounds like something somebody would say to Dorrin, but I don't recognize the quote. From what I've heard (but I haven't read them yet), it may also be something told to Cerryl.
In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
Yes, I know. I wasn't trying to win, just trying to say something in this thread that made sense. So far I've not read any of the quotes in here so far.
In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
Come on, people! I wasn't trying to kill the game, here. Take a guess!
Also, nobody said there can be only one quote at a time. Let's get a little action going around here. LEM has published over 40 books! There's got to be some more favorite quotes out there.
It's all right by me...but it might get a tad confusing if we have forty quotes floating about at the same time.
But you are the ones playing. I just started this thread for fun, though I haven't really participated other than starting it off...
(An idea forms:)
Er...maybe we could do more than one quote at a time but keep it limited to...say no more than three quotes at a time...?
How's that sound?
"A writer's chosen task is to write well and professionally. If you can't keep doing it, then you're no longer a professional, but a gifted amateur." L. E. Modessit, jr.
I think just one at a time (if anyone cares about my opinion.) This thread is one of the longest on the site and does well on its own with one quote. Besides, I have to wait until Thursday 1 am until I can answer...
"A writer's chosen task is to write well and professionally. If you can't keep doing it, then you're no longer a professional, but a gifted amateur." L. E. Modessit, jr.
Your saving grace has been your willingness to undergo punishment for your mistakes. Accept yourself and keep that willingness, and it may be enough to protect us all
This one is truly worth a Sherlock. I really don't want to give it away and make the game too easy. On the other hand, I now suspect it may go unsolved for quite a while. It sounds like the majority opinion is to stick with one quote at a time. So should we make this a Cold Quote™ and start with a new one, or should we give this one a while longer?
The book in question is not one of Modesitt's "fantasies."
Good luck.
Sometimes if it is a true stumper you can provide a little context, as shown above.
In this case the quote is rather brief...you could either provide a litttle more context or narrow down the genre. It's up to you I guess. I hate to see it go in the cold quote category, but I am really struggling.
I think it might be from The Timegod, someone addressing Loki in reference to his time served in Hell, I could be completely wrong however . Can't remember who said it though - probably Freyda.
ironwill96 wrote:I think it might be from The Timegod, someone addressing Loki in reference to his time served in Hell, I could be completely wrong however . Can't remember who said it though - probably Freyda.
Nathan
Wow, quit making me jones so hard for the Modesitt books I haven't read yet.
In the 60’s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
. Can't remember who said it though - probably Freyda.
