#fantasy

I made a sorry face in response to such strong insistence, but I couldn’t believe him. Fantasies were exactly that..…..fantasies. Whimsy. Wishes. Mere castles in the sky without foundation or substance. Dreams didn’t come true. To believe so would be to believe falsely, to surrender to madness, to give in to an unreliable hope that would crush me once again as it always, always did! ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#fantasy #hope #hopelessness #madness #richelle

In a brutal and unforgiving world, it was considered cruel in those two kingdoms to not provide a broad education and prepare a woman to protect herself. It was for the good of the woman and the kingdom. Observing nature and natural animal behavior, the females were always strong fighters who fought to protect themselves and their offspring. The observation was made by one of the greatest scholars and philosophers in Solorn, Edmond Shalden, and due to his writings and influence Solorn women were elevated far above many in other places in the world. ↗

— Daniel Surry

#fantasy #horror #iron-of-the-innocent #women #education

I CLOSED MY EYES AND PRETENDED SHE WAS YOU. illutions- aprilynne pike ↗

— Aprilynne Pike

#fantasy-fiction

In time, all will be well - for all of us." "You sound as if you truly believe that it will." "Why shouldn't I? For Arman has given us the end of the story, has he not? Shamayim will be a wonderful home, even if this one remains dark. ↗

— Jill Williamson

#heaven #home

We're free Narnians, Hwin and I, and I suppose, if you're running away to Narnia you want to be one too. In that case Hwin isn't your horse any longer. One might just as well say you're her human. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#horses

This life is but a brief tenure, one of many perspectives a spirit must experience in the quest for eternity. ↗

— Brian Rathbone

#inspirational #life #reincarnation #experience

I'll never forget the first time Davram took me by the scruff of my neck and showed me he was the stronger of us. It was magnificent! If a woman is stronger than her husband, she comes to despise him. She has the choice of either tyrannizing him or else making herself less in order not to make him less. If the husband is strong enough, though, she can be as strong as she is, as strong as she can grow to be. ↗

— Robert Jordan

#husband

Seductive pull of the forest, an open canvas for trouble. ↗

— Karsten Knight

#fantasy-fiction

Focus on what's ahead. Use what is behind. ↗

— Donita K. Paul

#fantasy #wisdom #experience

Curse us and crush us, my precious is lost! ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#fantasy-fiction #gollum #lord-of-the-rings #fantasy-fiction