However you look at it, in these books "power" tends to be an expression of the essential nature of the person or being whose power it is. On those occasions when we've seen Lord Foul act directly, he seems to exert the withering force of pure scorn. IMHO, that's pretty intense.
Futility is the defining characteristic of life. - Stephen R. Donaldson
Futility is the defining characteristic of life.
- Stephen R. Donaldson
Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world - Stephen R. Donaldson
Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world
I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common. - Stephen R. Donaldson
I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.
This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken. - Stephen R. Donaldson
This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.
I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse. - Stephen R. Donaldson
I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.
Stone and sea are deep in life Two unalterable symbols of the world Permanence at rest And permanence in motion Participants in the power that remains - Stephen R. Donaldson
Stone and sea are deep in life Two unalterable symbols of the world Permanence at rest And permanence in motion Participants in the power that remains
"Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?" Absently he replied, "I was, once." "And you gave it up? Ah, that is as sad a tale in three words as any … - Stephen R. Donaldson
"Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?" Absently he replied, "I was, once." "And you gave it up? Ah, that is as sad a tale in three words as any …
In accepting the Gift you Honor the Giver - Stephen R. Donaldson
In accepting the Gift you Honor the Giver
It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead. - Stephen R. Donaldson
It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion