Stephen R. Donaldson - Life Quotes

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When last comes to last,
I have little power:
I am merely an urn. I hold the bone-sap of myself,
and watch the marrow burn.
When last comes to last,
I have little strength:
I am only a tool. I work its work; and in its hands
I am the fool.
When last comes to last,
I have little life.
I am simply a deed: an action done while courage holds:
a seed.

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

Stephen R. Donaldson

Futility is the defining characteristic of life. Pain is proof of existence

Stephen R. Donaldson

There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time — Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it. (from The Mirror of Her Dreams)

Stephen R. Donaldson

Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time?

Stephen R. Donaldson