- Forging
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sword Quotes
The sword as a symbol of conflict, and of restraint.
Living by the sword, in these lines, comes with an accepted cost, a kind of backlash that gets absorbed rather than avoided. Fiction writers describe planning pivotal, sword-centered scenes long before they reach the page. This page gathers quotes on that tension. See also Fighting quotes.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
- Haunting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
- Glass
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Glass Sword' has several set piece scenes that I plotted out or visualized before I wrote them, but I always knew they were coming. They anchor bits of the story.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of all England.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country will not be worth more than it is now. The sword of famine is less sparing than the bayonet of the soldier.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
The king, you say, desires to do what is right. My clergy are banished, my possessions are taken from me, the sword hangs over my neck. Do you call this right?
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even after Sword was published, I was still only thinking about the next book, Elfstones.
- Fighting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
- Central Park
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't seem to take vacations, but I must say, a jaunt into Central Park can be mighty transporting. My boy and I can spend hours in the Ramble scaling rocks and sword fighting with sticks. I often forget I'm in Manhattan when I'm in there.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe samurai in the Edo period and modern hip-hop artists have something in common. Rappers open the way to their future with one microphone; samurai decided their fate with one sword.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
My weapon of choice is the nunchuck. I do like the bo as well, which I use, the staff. I'm not so good with the sword, but I picked a lot of stuff up on 'Ninja 1' with the sword.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020