| Quote |
Attributed |
Page |
“If you don’t put him back, he will be the death of us! There is evil
about this place. No human child is born from the womb of Mother
Earth, with a lightning bolt as a father.” |
Arden |
002 |
| "Do what you will, that is what you always do anyway." |
Arden |
002 |
“Do you not believe in the revenge of the gods, Sir Lot?”
“I believe in one thing—me.” |
Merlin
Lot |
014 |
| “A knight going into battle cannot afford to fear death. Death is
an honor.” |
Lot |
014 |
| He thought of Lionel, and knew that this day his
boyhood would be robbed from him forever—Lot never went back on
a promise. |
Lot |
024 |
| He had only heard of dragons,
and although he had never seen one, he was sure they existed. |
Vortigern |
028 |
| “I knew you would find me, Mother.” |
Merlin |
030 |
“Sir Ector, I bring to you, Sir Lionel, and…” he paused with a
puzzled look, searching his mind for the right word, “…and his wizard,
Merlin!” |
Bedivere |
055 |
“Do not look so surprised of being knighted.”
I am more surprised at not being beheaded, Merlin thought. |
Ambrosius
Merlin |
065 |
| Tonight—tonight belonged
to the dreamers. |
Ambrosius |
070 |
| “Horses are like people. Even the most composed can become uncharacteristically unpredictable in a heartbeat.” |
Ambrosius |
071 |
“What of your brother, my lord?” Merlin inquired with innocence.
“Is he horse-like?” |
Merlin |
071 |
| “Sir Merlin? Rather young and far too pretty for a knight isn’t he?” |
Uther |
072 |
| “All I can tell you about Lot, is never trust a man whose only loyalties
are solely to himself.” |
Merlin |
076 |
| “So, who are you anyway?” Lot asked, pressing into Merlin. "Better
yet, who are you pretending to be, and why?” |
Lot |
086 |
| “The lords of Hades fight the battle for us now.” |
Pellinore |
104 |
| “Let us be bored together then.” Lot raised his tankard to meet Uther’s. |
Lot |
108 |
“A mutual agreement of love is heaven on earth,” the old king
smiled with a twinkle in his eyes. Chuckling, he added, “and a one-sided
political marriage turns life into a living hell.” |
Pellinore |
110 |
| “Ambros, there is not a day, a moment, a heartbeat that we can afford to
set aside thoughts of war.” |
Uther |
110 |
| “What a waste of good
wine and clean clothing.” |
Uther |
113 |
| “Never-ending nights, full moons, and Druids,” |
Ambrosius |
115 |
“Quit fidgeting with me,” Ambrosius growled, stomping off to his
horse and grabbing the reins. “Quit fidgeting with my stallion.” |
Ambrosius |
123 |
| “Dead men do not celebrate coronations.” |
Lot |
133 |
| “You are as mad as Meleagant,” |
Nentres |
146 |
“Now hit me
as hard as you can on the face.”
“With pleasure,” retorted Nentres as he balled up his fist. |
Lot
Nentres |
147 |
| “It is the king who will question our story. He has never
trusted me from the first day of our meeting.” |
Lot |
154 |
| “Put your face into your mare’s mane,” Ambrosius encouraged, “wet
horse hair will outwit your queasiness.” |
Ambrosius |
173 |
| “They do what they must,” |
Merlin |
175 |
“Do not waste your time with him,” Ulfius mocked, “that is just
Ambrosius’ puppet.” |
Ulfius |
176 |
| Who truly knew the thought process of a tyrant? |
Lot |
182 |
| “Any man who dares desecrate any part of this
sacred land or these holy bodies, I shall personally behead, then pluck out
his eyes,” once more he paused to let his words sink in, “and feed them
to Merlin’s hawk.” |
Lot |
184 |
| “Why you ungrateful spawn of a tree trunk,” |
Lionel |
186 |
| An appropriate gift, the sacrifice of my ancient blood in exchange for the gift
of knowledge from the ancient royals. |
Merlin |
196 |
| Do not let life’s recent events fuel
your anger. Peace or discontentment comes from within. |
Merlin |
199 |
“I swear every star in the heavens has come out of hiding to watch
over our passing.” |
Pellinore |
219 |
| “So, you have taken up conversing with horses?” |
Lionel |
229 |
| “Please, tell your guards that
we have come to honor your majesty, not to do him harm!” |
Meleagant |
237 |
| “Our frequent partings have never been easy for either of us.
Yet, for now we must, but briefly, once again part ways.” |
Merlin |
256 |
| “Every man knows deep
within his heart that the mere act of war is steeped in insanity. It is the
strategy of battle that keeps men lucid. |
Uther |
259 |
| “Fighting in the name of freedom has too high a price.” |
Merlin |
277 |