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Janet Morris is an American author born on May 25, 1946. Her works span across multiple genres including fantasy, science fiction, and adventure novels, known for her rich imagination and unique narrative style.

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Famous Janet Morris Quotes

“Vengeance is disappointing, always.”

Love Responsibility Patience Vengeance Disappointing

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“Each soul has its appointed doom. How is it you dare to raise a mortal boy so high - high enough to flout the gods? Bring godhead where a man may reach out and take it? growls Enlil, and lightning splits a clear blue sky.”

Men Love May Soul Enough God Boys Power Clear Sky Raises Blue Dare Mortals Reach Out Splits Lightning Doom Blue Sky Clear Blue Sky

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“I want to live like a man.”

Men Want Love Responsibility Power Rebellion

Book:Storm Seed

Source: Storm Seed

“There must be love, and understanding, to betray. Most men haven't the wit or the honor for betrayal: not to know it when they see it; not the stomach to apprehend it as they do it. Most men, blind and dumb in their self-centeredness, don't betray: they merely disappoint.”

Knows Men Love Self Understanding Havens Honor Blind Betrayal Loyalty Wit Dumb Selfishness Stomach Betray Disappoint Self Centeredness Centeredness

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“Her idea of who's worth what ain't mine.”

Love Ideas Mines Ethics Betrayal

Author:Janet Morris

“What would the world be without him, and those like him?”

World Love Humanity Sleep Destiny Commitment

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Some nights, valor and cold purpose aren't enough.”

Love Enough Purpose Night Loneliness Cold Commitment Determination Valor

Author:Janet Morris

“‎Niko and his women will be the death of all the Stepsons yet.”

Love Loneliness Sexuality Stepsons

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Some nights, one wants to tell beloveds everything that's been waiting to be said. Some nights, a man needs flesh and blood and warm breath and a loving heart.”

Men Want Love Needs Heart Said Night Waiting Blood Loneliness Breaths Warm Flesh Flesh And Blood

Author:Janet Morris

“Go carefully, child of mat, where no mercy can be had, and let your faith lead you on.”

Love Children Justice Mercy

Author:Janet Morris

“Men may not believe you, my son. But you must always say the truth, when the truth holds no danger for you or your loved ones.”

Men Love Believe May Danger Son Commitment Strategy My Son Loved Ones

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“But she has found real love, and love can heal and save.”

Love Real Found Fate And Love Salvation Heal Real Love

Author:Janet Morris

“Men are fools who forget what really matters while time goes by.”

Men Love Matter Time Forget Fool Commitment Brotherhood Time Goes By

Author:Janet Morris

“It's all right. Things as they once were will never be again, but it's all right.”

Love Commitment Tragedy Right Thing

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“You're not one to take lightly, to love of for an evening and leave of a dawn.”

Love Commitment Evening Dawn

Author:Janet Morris

“Don't forget, Riddler, how I love thee. Or all we shared together. Or that this sea and all other seas can lead you back to me.”

Love Together Forget Sea Commitment Thee Constancy

Author:Janet Morris

“Tempus would be protected, better shielded from whatever the Stepson thought threatening, if love could heal and save.”

Ifs Love Would Be Salvation Heal Protected Threatening Stepsons

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Listen close and you can hear, Please, bless us and forgive us, and make us good here and strong here. Let us get along here. Let those we love and left behind be blessed. Let us find the proper path and keep to it. Help us act harmoniously, and find work pleasing in the sight of god and man.”

Men Love Helping Left Strong Behinds Path Risk Please Sight Blessed Forgiving Bless Left Behind Those We Love Being Blessed

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“So well do I love you, I go to my god singing your praises. When I meet my father, I will tell him I fought beside you.”

Love Wells Father Love You Singing Praise Brotherhood Ontology Beside You

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“These warriors of the Sacred Band were inscrutable; they loved their war and death and picking through the bones of time to sort out right from wrong, good from bad, holy from profane, honor from dishonor.”

Love War Honor Holy Band Sacred Bones Warrior Profane Dishonor Inscrutable War And Death

Author:Janet Morris

“Tempus wanders eternally, bringing death to whomever loves him and being spurned by whomsoever he shall love.”

Love Wander

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“Love sees all; hate is blind.”

Love Hate Blind

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“The gods want to bring a better day, and you are their messengers. Trust not in all you see. Trust only in your hearts. And in us, who love you both.”

Want Love Heart Love You Messengers Better Days

Author:Janet Morris

“He loves the world so much. I agree it would be a shame to take that love away from meadow and tree, stream and sky, and all that lives in nature, and leave them lonely.”

World Love Would Be Tree Sky Lonely Shame Agree Streams Meadows

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Sanctuary is for lovers, not fighters, this season.”

Love Lovers Seasons Fighter Sanctuary

Author:Janet Morris

“Valor was in Nikodemos, unquestionable, and commitment like trees to stand or night to fall.”

Love Night Fall Sleep Tree Commitment Loyalty Valor Constancy

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“The heavens listen to what is said on these cobbles. Laws of man and nature come together here. Here you must be firm. Here you must be true.”

Men Love Said Together Law Heaven Nature Loyalty Being True Firm Man And Nature

Author:Janet Morris

“I am always yours to call, wherever the sea can reach.”

Love Sea Constancy

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“One man can make another's life so much better.”

Men Love Military One Man Professionalism

Author:Janet Morris

About the Author

Born: May 25, 1946
Known for: Author
Quotes: 198

Books & Sources

The Sacred BandRelated source material

Tempus with His Right-Side Companion NikoRelated source material

Beyond SanctuaryRelated source material

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