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Guy Gavriel Kay is a renowned Canadian fantasy author, born on November 7, 1954. His works are celebrated for their rich imagination and profound cultural depth, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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“A hand fought best when it made a fist.”

Made Hands Fists

Author:Guy Gavriel Kay

“We are all shaped by where we grow up, though that shaping takes different forms. I dont think theres any doubt that coming of age in Winnipeg both opened my eyes and made me hungry - if I can subvert all claims to be a real writer by mixing metaphors like that.”

Ifs Thinking Made I Can Different Real Eye Age Form Grows Growing Up Doubt Claims Metaphor Hungry Coming Of Age Mixing Winnipeg

Author:Guy Gavriel Kay

“It was different, though, knowing something in your thoughts and then hearing it confirmed, made real, planted in the world like a tree”

World Made Different Real Knowing Tree Hearing Knowing Something

Author:Guy Gavriel Kay

“Men made wagers with their judgment, their allegiances, their resources.”

Men Made Judgment Resources Allegiance Wagers

Book:Under Heaven

Source: Under Heaven

“A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not been made in that way. Perhaps, however, within the self there might come a resonance, the awareness of having done something difficult, of having done . . . something.”

World Way Needs Made Self Hard Done Might Difficult Known Awareness Impact Resonance Hard Truths

Book:The Last Light of the Sun

Source: The Last Light of the Sun

About the Author

Born: November 7, 1954
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Quotes: 90

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Under HeavenRelated source material

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