Elaine Cunningham Quotes

United States, Writer
August 12, 1957

Elaine Cunningham is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep.

Ooh, similar political opinions! How hot was that? To Gwen's way of thinking, this relationship was sounding about as interesting as fettuccine without Alfredo.

Elaine Cunningham
People saw her pretty elf face and red-gold curls and immediately concluded that she was on the side of angels and paladins. In Sharlarra’s opinion, people that shallow and stupid deserved to be robbed.

Elaine Cunningham
- People
- Opinion
- Stupid

More things in this world have been accomplished in this world by persistence than by wisdom.

Elaine Cunningham
Yes, the moon elf was very different. But so were arrow and bow, and yet they worked together to become more than what either might be alone.

Elaine Cunningham
- Alone
- Moon
- Worked
Look at the sky. Does its sapphire hue dim when you take a single breath? Are the stars drawn closer when you weep? The sky cannot be diminished so. Thus it is with the spirit: it is a thing without beginning or end.

Elaine Cunningham
- Beginning
- Sky
- Breath
If you use a wolf to hunt a wolf, keep two arrows near to hand.

Elaine Cunningham
- Hand
- Arrows
- Hunt
Oddly enough, I don't find myself concerned with 'impossible.' It's an enormous relief to know that I'm not having delusions. Nothing real, impossible or not, could be as frightening as that.

Elaine Cunningham
The impossible always takes a little longer.

Elaine Cunningham
- Impossible
- Longer