c080e12
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Merlin's beard.
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merlin
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J.K. Rowling |
fad7222
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I think too many people presume to read the divine Scriptures and fall into such terrors as this,' said Patricius sternly. 'Those who presume on their learning will learn, I trust, to listen to their priests for the true interpretations.' The Merlin smiled gently. 'I cannot join you in that wish, brother. I am dedicated to the belief that it is God's will that all men should strive for wisdom in themselves, not look to it from some other. Babes, perhaps, must have their food chewed for them by a nurse, but men may drink and eat of wisdom for themselves.
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merlin
pagan
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Marion Zimmer Bradley |
3b64cbe
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And do you know another thing, Arthur? Life is too bitter already, without territories and wars and noble feuds.
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life
merlin
nobility
pacifism
peace
war
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T.H. White |
c2c30b5
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Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly, 'for indeed the words we speak make shadows of what is to come, and by speaking them we bring them to pass, my king.
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fate
merlin
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Marion Zimmer Bradley |
451c675
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"This is beyond understanding." said the king. "You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan to save yourself?" And Merlin said quietly, "Because I am wise. In the combat between wisdom and feeling, wisdom never wins." --
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king-arthur
knights
love
magic
merlin
wisdom
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John Steinbeck |
03e83ec
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The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try
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arthurian-saga
fantasy
mary-stewart
merlin
the-last-enchantment
wisdom
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Mary Stewart |
a2a15a9
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Every man carries the seed of his own death, and you will not be more than a man. You will have everything; you cannot have more...
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fate
merlin
mordred
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Mary Stewart |
9121af7
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I am nothing, yes; I am air and darkness, a word, a promise. I watch in the crystal and I wait in the hollow hills. But out there in the light I have a young king and a bright sword to do my work for me, and build what will stand when my name is only a word for forgotten songs and outworn wisdom, and when your name, Morgause, is only a hissing in the dark.
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arthurian-legend
merlin
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Mary Stewart |
9cc549a
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To expect and dread a thing for a lifetime; does not prepare you for the thing itself.
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dark-ages
king-author
merlin
wizards
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Mary Stewart |
3c09521
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Thinking and planning is one side of life; doing is another. A man cannot be doing all the time.
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crystal-cave
fantasy
king-arthur
legend
mary-stewart
merlin
planning
strategy
tactics
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Mary Stewart |
a674013
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Only a child expects life to be just; it's a man's part to stand by the consequences of his deeds.
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arthurian-legend
fantasy
merlin
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Mary Stewart |
410a177
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"Rest you here, enchanter, while the light fades, Vision narrows, and the far Sky-edge is gone with the sun. Be content with the small spark Of the coal, the smell Of food, and the breath Of frost beyond the shut door. Home is here, and familiar things; A cup, a wooden bowl, a blanket, Prayer, a gift for the god, and sleep. (And music, says the harp, And music.) Rest here, enchanter, while the fire dies. In a breath, in an eyelid's fall, You will see them, the dreams; The sword and the young king, The white horse and the running water, The lit lamp and the boy smiling. Dreams, dreams, enchanter! Gone with the harp's echo when the strings Fall mute; with the flame's shadow when the fire Dies. Be still, and listen. Far on the black air Blows the great wind, rises The running tide, flows the clear river. Listen, enchanter, hear
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dreams
enchantment
merlin
music
myth
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Mary Stewart |
da7b4f6
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Hemos pasado muy buenos momentos, mientras erais jovenes, pero esta en la propia naturaleza del Tiempo, el tener que marcharse un dia.
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juventud
merlin
tiempo
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T.H. White |