Michael Moorcock Quotes
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Elric knew that everything that existed had its opposite. In danger he might find peace. And yet, of course, in peace there was danger. Being an imperfect creature in an imperfect world he would always know paradox. And that was why in paradox there was always a kind of truth. That was why philosophers and soothsayers flourished. In a perfect world there would be no place for them. In an imperfect world the mysteries were always without solution and that was why there was always a great choice of solutions.
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When gods die, self-respect buds', murmured Orland Fank. 'Gods and their examples are not needed by those who respect themselves and, consequently, respect others. Gods are for children, for little, fearful people, for those who would have no responsibility to themselves or their fellows.
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The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.
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Time is the enemy of identity
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I know not which I prefer the look of—those who attack us or that which defends us!
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Man may trust man, Prince Elric, but perhaps we'll never have a truly sane world until men learn to trust mankind. That would mean the death of magic, I think.
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If the people at the top think that reaching for a gun will solve the problem, why shouldn't the people at the bottom think the same?
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The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.
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Legends are best left as legends and attempts to make them real are rarely successful
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Arthuriana has become a genre in itself, more like TV soap opera where people think they know the characters. All that's fair enough, but it does remove the mythic power of the feminine and masculine principles. So I prefer it in its original form, even if you have to wade through Mallory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur' - people smashing people for pages and pages! It still has the resonances of myth about it, which makes it work for me. I don't want to know if Mordred led an unhappy childhood or not.
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Everything means nothing that is the only truth.
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Destiny's Champion, Fate's fool. Eternity's Soldier, Time's Tool.
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Heroes betray us. By having them, in real life, we betray ourselves.
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It is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.