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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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All Loyalty Love Men Commitment War Ontology Ifs Battle Destiny God Risk Fighting Fate Responsibility Soul Heart Belief Determination Band Honor

Famous Janet Morris Quotes

“Niko's angular face caught a flicker of firelight and Tempus saw his future there: sharp purpose, discipline, and power in perfect balance; love of man and gods, and mercy transcending all. If war ever wore a more humane face, this one would make it so.”

Ifs Men Humans War Faces Purpose Perfect Responsibility Saws Balance Discipline Determination Mercy Caught Humane Transcending Flicker Perfect Balance

Author:Janet Morris

“Time to unite the Sacred Bands, Thebans and his people: one unit, one heart, one swing through life.”

People Heart War Time Band Determination Sacred Loyalty Swings Units

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Revenge is fruitless.”

War Revenge

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“You've been playing gods-and-witches again, that's clear.”

War God Clear Pride Witch Playing God

Book:Storm Seed

Source: Storm Seed

“If the gods sent you to fight here, then the gods are fools.”

Ifs War God Fighting Danger Fool

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“We've the new hard-steel, though why they're all so hot to pay twice the price when men're soft as clay and even wood will pierce the boldest belly, I can't say.”

Men I Can War Hard Nature Pay Hot Woods Steel Belly Clay Pierce

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“No ethos, pursued without thought or mercy, is ethical.”

War Ethics Mercy Loyalty Ethical Pursued Ethos

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“Look to the souls of Your own soldiers, God, who labor in Thine awful cause.”

Looks War Soul God Causes Destiny Labor Soldier Awful

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Gods colliding, ethos and mythos trying to combine. The Sacred Band caught up in a whirlwind not of any god's devising: he and Niko had wanted to save twenty-three pairs of fated Theban fighters. Now everything feels fated and fighting oversweeps its boundaries of time and place and plane.”

Feels Trying War Wanted Time Fighting Three Destiny Band Twenties Sacred Caught Boundaries Fighter Planes Pairs Caught Up Ethos Whirlwind Devising

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“War's balance will prevail.”

War Destiny Balance

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Proof of war, when it comes, always comes too late.”

War Conflict Late Survival Commitment Proof Too Late

Author:Janet Morris

“Niko knew death like a sister - she was his true partner in the phenomenal world.”

World War Death Dying Partners Phenomenal Like A Sister

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“‎For Tempus...was a dozen storm gods' avatar; no army he sanctified could know defeat; no war he fought could not be won. Combat was life to him; he fought like the gods themselves.”

Knows War Winning Battle Army Defeat Storm Combat Dozen No War

Author:Janet Morris

“"Mercy is not in favor in my heavens today," says Vashanka, unforgiving and combative, folding vast arms and spearing Harmony with lightning that crackles from his gaze.”

War Today Heaven Arms Mercy Harmony Favors Lightning Unforgiving Folding

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“‎Old enough to kill means old enough to die”

Mean War Enough Dies Responsibility Murder Kill Me

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Nothing he knew of, enunciated life like death.”

Life War Meaning Of Life Life Death

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

“Wars don't bring lasting peace, only lasting death.”

War Peace Conflict Lasting

Author:Janet Morris

“Strife brings all things into being on her battlefield. This I know. I have been there many times," says Vashanka, lord of sack and pillage. "I have died before.”

Knows Has Beens War Time Lord Battle All Things Died Strife Vengeance Battlefields

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.”

War Sleep Common Battle Revenge Drivers Aggression

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Then what difference does human striving make: mortal struggle, valor, pain? If you live, then live for the test of spirit, for the celebration of the heart. Live to fight on other days. Lose your beloveds one by one. And remember. Exalt the kiss of friend and horse and wind and sun, which venality cannot cheapen nor stupidity belittle.”

Ifs Humans Heart Doe War Pain Remember Spirit Fighting Loses Differences Struggle Sun Wind Battle Kissing Tests Horse Strive Stupidity Mortals Loved Ones Celebration Valor Belittle

Author:Janet Morris

“All gods are tricksters, and war gods worst of any.”

War Worst Ontology Tricksters

Book:Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko

“War is all and king of all”

War Kings

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Only from chaos does order come. The angry Fates bring death where they will, when war is king, says Enlil, storm god of the armies, and the tip of his crown rends the clouds above their heads. "Wheresoever I rule, death comes shambling after. So it has always been, is, and will be."”

Doe War Order Fate Kings Army Angry Chaos Clouds Storm Crowns

Book:The Sacred Band

Source: The Sacred Band

“Everyone prepares for battle in his own way.”

Way War Battle Conflict

Author:Janet Morris

“Nothing walks the earth more savage than a mare enraged.”

War Earth Walks Animal Savages Mares

Author:Janet Morris

About the Author

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

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The Sacred BandRelated source material

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Beyond SanctuaryRelated source material

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