Lord Foul's Bane Study Guide

Lord Foul's Bane

Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

Lord Foul's Bane Quotes

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  • Foamfollower's question caught him wandering. "Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?"
    • Foamfollower and Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane , the first book of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
  • 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.

    • Healer, The Power that Preserves , the third book of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
  • This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.
    • The Wounded Land (1980)
  • "One word more, a final caution: Do not forget whom to fear at the last. I have had to be content with killing and torment; but now my plans are laid, and I have begun. I shall not rest until I have eradicated hope from the Earth. Think on that, and be dismayed!"
    • Lord Foul, Lord Foul's Bane
  • "Alas for the Earth! We are overthrown and have no friend to redeem us. Beauty shall pass utterly from the Land"
    • Berek, Lord Foul's Bane
  • "Joy is in the ears that hear, not in the mouth that speaks. The wold has few stories glad in themselves, and we must have gay ears to defy Despite"
    • Foamfollower, Lord Foul's Bane
  • "Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time?"
    • Thomas Covenant, Lord Foul's Bane
  • "The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling"
    • Foamfollower in Lord Foul's Bane , quoting the Elohim
  • "Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world"
    • Lord Mhoram, The Power That Preserves
  • "Futility is the defining characteristic of life. Pain is proof of existence"
    • Thomas Covenant
  • "When you've tried all the salves in the world and they don't work, you start thinking about fire"
    • Thomas Covenant, The Wounded Land
  • "Go to hell," Covenant mumbled. "Don’t you ever sleep?""The Bloodguard do not sleep."

    "What?"

    "No Bloodguard has slept since the Haruchai swore their Vow."

    With an effort, Covenant pulled himself into a sitting position. He peered blearily at Bannor for a moment, then muttered, "You’re already in hell."

    • Thomas Covenant and Bannor, Lord Foul's Bane

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