Book Quotes

Many of us have book quotes in our profiles, I thought it might be fun to put them here too.

What are some of your favourite quotes, ones that you identify with or relate to, ones that helped you define and develop your character.

Its not a quote from one of the books, but from one of the old school goreans whose profile text i stole.

"Never try and master another, before you master yourself"

Well for the first couple of months I used these to guide my roleplay.

"Her story," I said, "is similar to those of many others. Abduction, transportation to Gor, slavery. She knows nothing. She scarcely understands, now, the meaning of her collar."
Tribesmen of Gor

"You are afraid, aren’t you, slut?" he asked.
"Yes," I said.
"Good," he said. "That is as it should be. And you have every right to be afraid, I assure you, even, indeed, far more afraid than you can even begin to understand now."
Dancer of Gor

I could understand him. To be sure, my grasp of this language still left much to be desired. There were still many words, even common words, I did not know, and sometimes I could not follow even elementary constructions. I think, however, all things considered, that it could not be gainsaid that my progress in it had been remarkable. I was the quickest of my Earth sisters in this respect.
Dancer of Gor


However, due the the magic of SL and bending of the space time continuum, my character has evolved some signicant new traits and characteristics over this last week or 10 days. I need to find new quotes now.

A few I have always liked (and they all deal with men rather than women, for some reason):

Let those who can climb mountains climb them; let those who cannot climb them console themselves with denying their existence.
Rogue of Gor

It is hard for a man to be great who does not have great enemies.
Magicians of Gor

When Goreans get the idea that honour is involved, they sudden become quite difficult to deal with.
Magicians of Gor