"The fire that burns against the cold."

Symbolism, Fire, Cold, Survival, Strength

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"The small wad of burning paper drew down to a wisp of flame and then died out leaving a faint pattern for just a moment in the incandescence like the shape of a flower, a molten rose. Then all was dark again."

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

Symbolism, Darkness, Light, Mystery

"A girl without braidsis like a city without bridges."

Roman Payne, American Novelist

Symbolism, City, Structure, Identity, Image

"She had a flower tattoo on her wrist; "What does that mean?" he asked her. "Absolutely nothing," she said, "it's just a flower."

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Symbolism, Meaning, Emotion, Life

"All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Symbolism, Story, Truth, Repetition, Simplicity

"You do not beg the sun for mercy.-Maud'dib's Travail from The Stilgar Commentary."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

Symbolism, Mercy, Sun, Hope

"The the glow become brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey.A boy in the crowd gasped. 'She's a communist!'A girl who'd been sitting at Cabin Four's table gave him a disgusted sneer. 'No, Damien, that's my mom's symbol."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Symbolism, Truth, Power, Today, Happiness

"That's oak leaf, for bravery. I've got Veronica and Honeysuckle, for fidelity and affection. And that's Peony, for shame. She lives under this rock.""Did you make that up by yourself?""'Course not. That's the language of flowers. Everyone knows that.""No, they don't. I don't.""Everyone used to know. They sent each other messages. Like Bluebells means, 'I'll always love you' and Jasmine means 'We're friends.' and Asphodels... Asphodels are for the dead."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Symbolism, Flowers, Love, Fidelity

"Claret is the liquor for boys port for men but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Symbolism, Heroism, Courage, Alcohol, Masculinity

"His gaze, bluntedby the unnumbered processionof iron bars, uncountedas his softly padded steps.Smooth motion of blood and sinewturning in its own, small circleprescribed by bars and walls...and skin, confined.Suddenly, without warning,a flash of light and imagepierces the caged brain,and passing through its beating heartto stillness finds its way."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Symbolism, Animals, Motion, Awareness, Perception

"Birds are the eyes of heaven, and flies are the spies of hell."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Symbolism, Birds, Heaven, Eye, Hell

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"Hard hands and no sense of humor makes for a bad marriage."

Relationship

"No singer would ever make a song about that battle. No maester would ever write down an account for one of the Reader's beloved books. No banners flew, no warhorns moaned, no great lord called his men about him to hear his final ringing words. They fought in the predawn gloom, shadow against shadow, stumbling over roots and rocks, with mud and rotting leaves beneath their feet."

War

"A book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands."

Knowledge

"On armageddon day,' Sandy said, 'both armies will think they fight for good. And both of them will be wrong."

War

"One man on the wall is worth ten beneath it."

War

"Can you drown in grief? She turned away sharply, angry with her own frailty. She had no time for the luxury of self-pity."

Grief

"Robb says the man died bravely, but Jon says he was afraid.""What do you think?" his father asked.Bran thought about it. "can a man still be brave if he's afraid?""That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him."

Courage

"Kill the boy and let the man be born."

Growth

"One King means peace."

Leadership

"Make no choice, and you have chosen. Failure to decide, because you lack the right, is itself a decision, First Councilor. In abstaining, you vote."

Politics