Quotes from Andrzej Sapkowski

She came to him towards morning. She entered very carefully, moving silently, floating through the chamber like a phantom; the only sound was that of her mantle brushing her naked skin.

train of surprises

Now they are afraid, but hunger will overcome their fear.

Então, o profeta Lebioda disse: ‹‹Pega nesse teu gato que faz ageneiras e te dá constantes prejuízos e entrega-o ao teu próximo. Terás satisfação a dobrar. Livras-te do gato e farás o teu próximo feliz. Pois na maioria dos casos, o próximo não quer o presente, quer, isso sim, ser presenteado.››

Everything has been, everything has happened. And everything has already been written about. Vysogota of Corvo

She's a sorceress. An enchantress and a woman in one; in a word, an alien species that doesn't submit to rational understanding, and functions according to mechanisms and principles incomprehensible to ordinary men.

Some say everything in the world—everything, with no exception—has a price. It's not true. There are things with no price, things that are priceless. But you realise it belatedly: when you lose them, you lose them forever and nothing can get them back for you.

He was very bold and very imprudent. He was famous for the first and known for the second.

Please. I'd prefer to be thought of as a supernatural creature armed with a supernatural weapon. They hire me to be that and pay me to be that. Normality, meanwhile, is the same as banality, and banality is cheap. So I ask you to keep your trap shut. Promise?" "Have it your way. I promise.

Remember," she repeated, "magic is Chaos, Art and Science. It is a curse, a blessing and progress. It all depends on who uses magic, how they use it, and to what purpose. And magic is everywhere. All around us. Easily accessible. It is enough to stretch out one's hand.

WyciÄ…ga po ciebie swe szpony Chaos, który wci?? nie jest pewien, czy staniesz siÄ™ jego narzÄ™dziem, czy te? przeszkodÄ… w jego planach. To, co Chaos pokazuje ci w snach, to jest wÅ'aÅ›nie ta niepewno??. Chaos boi siÄ™ ciebie. Dziecko Przeznaczenia. A chce sprawi?, byÅ› to ty czuÅ'a lÄ™k.

There's Merlin. And Morgana. But Morgana is evil.' 'And Merlin?' 'Average.

Jestem zmÄ™czony. Zbyt zmÄ™czony, by akceptowa? perspektywÄ™ koÅ"ców, które sÄ… poczÄ…tkami, od których trzeba wszystko zaczyna? od nowa.

Inter arma silent Musae.

The Witcher nodded to indicate he had heard of him. He also knew the price that had been offered for Cicada's head in Vizima, Caelf and Vattweir. Had he been asked his opinion he would have said it was a low price. But he had not been asked.

You thought?" The landsknecht glanced at him piteously. "With what, I wonder? If you swallowed a cockroach with your soap, dolt, you'd have more intelligence in your guts than in your head.

You're going to learn how to discover [veins], to find them in the open and recognise such spots. They are marked by trees which have dried up, gnarled plants, places avoided by all animals. Except cats." "Cats?" "Cats like sleeping and resting on intersections. There are many stories about magical animals but really, apart from the dragon, the cat is the only creature which can absorb the force. No one knows why a cat absorbs it and what it does with it...

Next time..." Geralt heard the clear whisper, "next time you feel like killing yourself, Witcher, don't drag other people into it. Just hang yourself in the stable from your reins.

So long, Geralt. Look after yourself." The witcher's smile was surly. "I prefer to look after others. It turns out better in the long run." From

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Spell?" The priest proudly raised his head. "I'm not a godless sorcerer! I don't cast spells! My power comes from faith and prayer!" "Can you or can't you?" "I can." "Then get on with it, because time's pressing on." "Geralt

Il gatto, col gatto, sul gatto... e gli uomini? chiederete. Al diavolo gli uomini». Nulla da aggiungere, nulla da togliere. Soltanto applaudire.

When someone tells me he is politically neutral," Francesca smiled, "I always ask which politics he specifically has in mind.

How could it have been sudden and justified anger if the ringleaders of the mob—who were the most visible and active during the massacre—were people no one knew, and who had arrived in Rivia several days before the riots, from God knows where?