Quotes from Andre Norton

Here are the contexts of the quotes tweeted from @sueannbowling between January 10 and January 16.

“I pay no blood. I deal not in death, but in life.” “Sword of Lost Battles” by Andre Norton, in Trey of Swords. Crytha’s words to Ninutra as she refuses the order to kill Tsali.

“ Pride does not put food in the mouth, covering on the back, keep breath within one’s body.” Zarsthor’s Bane, Andre Norton.  Brixia was once Lady of a Keep, but is now a homeless wanderer with only a cat to speak to. But she has another kind of pride, one not based on her outward appearance.

“We share life truly—this lesson have I learned.” Zarsthor’s Bane, Andre Norton.  Brixia is speaking to the tree which has sheltered and fed her.

“I serve no will save my own.” Zarsthor’s Bane, Andre Norton.  Brixia’s defiance when she finds herself herded to the waste.

“One could imagine anything in the night.” Zarsthor’s Bane, Andre Norton.  Brixia is wandering in darkness, half-hearing voices.

“All the world was balanced, light against dark, good against evil.” Zarsthor’s Bane, Andre Norton.  Brixia is trying to decide whether the magic she faces is of the Dark or of the Light.

“Being free wasn’t as—well–free as he had once thought.” Homecoming, Sue Ann Bowling. Roi’s thoughts as he begins to realize the responsibilities of no longer being a slave.

Quotes from Andre Norton

These are the quotations tweeted between November 22 and November 28 from @sueannbowling. The first six are from Trey of Swords, a collection of three novelettes by Andre Norton. The name of the novelette is above each group of quotes.

Sword of Ice

“It is always in such straits a shrewd move to find an enemy outside the borders.” The new ruler of Karsten is striving to unite his land by a crusade against the Witches of Estcarp.

“I think we close our minds too often.” Crytha, just after she has first found that she can control a snake.

“Freedom is more than Power.” Crytha, saying to Yonan that she is willing to share what she can do because he understands that freedom is more than power over others.

“Who knows when he lies down at night what the rising sun will bring tomorrow?” Yonan, as he sets out to rescue Crytha.

Sword of Lost Battles

“I was not master, but rather the servant of what I carried.” Yonan feels he is being moved by the ancient sword he has found.

Sword of Shadow

“Evil of many kinds dared not cross clean running water.” A very old belief, in this case voiced by Tsali when he and Crytha need temporary protection from the Dark.

“Sometimes there is no right way.” Bowling, Homecoming. Marna is realizing that her own moral ambiguity is nothing new to Roi.