Top 160 Janet Morris Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “We’ve the new hard-steel, though why they’re all so hot to pay twice the price when men’re soft as clay and even wood will pierce the boldest belly, I can’t say.”

— Janet Morris

102. “You count up your dead, every one. Always. Recall them, each and all – every face, every heart.”

— Janet Morris

103. “Learn when to fear, and how to fear, and how much to fear, before you squander all you have left.”

— Janet Morris

104. “I see ranks ready for battle, stretching out. Five, six horses across, ranks in formation. Endlessly.”

— Janet Morris

105. “Arrows are cheap; you’re expensive.”

— Janet Morris

106. “I don’t want to be any closer to the gods than death will bring me.”

— Janet Morris

107. “Only so much can be borne from men, so much from gods.”

— Janet Morris

108. “Niko knew death like a sister – she was his true partner in the phenomenal world.”

— Janet Morris

109. “And personally, I’ve lost my thirst for vengeance.”

— Janet Morris

110. “The Fates are here because of supernal anger, celestial imbalance, and arrogance of men and gods that must be curbed.”

— Janet Morris

111. “Sometimes a man does what he’d most like to avoid.”

— Janet Morris

112. “Humans create their futures every day of every year; only you can alter your worlds.”

— Janet Morris

113. “Death’s easy to find. If She wants you, you’ll meet Her here as well as anywhere.”

— Janet Morris

114. “What wastrel mankind destroyed takes time for nature to put to rights.”

— Janet Morris

115. “Nothing he knew of, enunciated life like death.”

— Janet Morris

116. “Some nights, valor and cold purpose aren’t enough.”

— Janet Morris

117. “The city guardsmen were like the keres, doom-bringers of merciless vengeance.”

— Janet Morris

118. “Nothing walks the earth more savage than a mare enraged.”

— Janet Morris

119. “Reasons never matter, once Death comes cold and bold and takes the living by the hand. You count up your dead, every one...”

— Janet Morris

120. “This is as ‘alone’ as I’m likely to get with you – you’re not half so fetching as your daughter.”

— Janet Morris

121. “Such hubris could only come from a man’s mouth.”

— Janet Morris

122. “Survival’s the thing, isn’t it?”

— Janet Morris

123. “Her idea of who’s worth what ain’t mine.”

— Janet Morris

124. “Gods and men honor those who have fought in battle.”

— Janet Morris

125. “Something is going on everywhere, most of which no one understands.”

— Janet Morris

126. “You get what you expect. Expect to heal. Expect victory.”

— Janet Morris

127. “Here and now was always where Tempus was, not off somewhere in the realm of Greater Good or Mortal Soul or Eternal Consequence. He’d lost the ability to determine greater good, if there was one; his mortal soul he’d given up on long ago. And as for eternal consequence – he was its embodiment.”

— Janet Morris

128. “Makes you wonder if the gods are always right.”

— Janet Morris

129. “Time to unite the Sacred Bands, Thebans and his people: one unit, one heart, one swing through life.”

— Janet Morris

130. “One man can make another’s life so much better.”

— Janet Morris

131. “And as for death – we get what we expect.”

— Janet Morris

132. “The gods want to bring a better day, and you are their messengers. Trust not in all you see. Trust only in your hearts. And in us, who love you both.”

— Janet Morris

133. “I’m going to kill that god of yours, next. Then we’ll see what you can do, and what you can’t.”

— Janet Morris

134. “Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price.”

— Janet Morris

135. “So some will be left who remember.”

— Janet Morris

136. “I see all sorts of things when I’m clearing my pipes.”

— Janet Morris

137. “Valor was in Nikodemos, unquestionable, and commitment like trees to stand or night to fall.”

— Janet Morris

138. “To take care of the world seemed, finally, a privilege rather than a burden. The Riddler had led them to life’s greatest victory. They had found a home.”

— Janet Morris

139. “Something awful is always going to happen, Arton. It’s Sanctuary. You’re a Stepson. Awful is a big part of your job.”

— Janet Morris

140. “Some nights, one wants to tell beloveds everything that’s been waiting to be said. Some nights, a man needs flesh and blood and warm breath and a loving heart.”

— Janet Morris

141. “In this new world, this day and forever, then, we are not only Thebans – we are all Stepsons. We are all one Sacred Band. If you will have us. And mine will fight by yours, henceforth, as brothers.”

— Janet Morris

142. “Men are fools who forget what really matters while time goes by.”

— Janet Morris

143. “What would the world be without him, and those like him?”

— Janet Morris

144. “War’s balance will prevail.”

— Janet Morris

145. “Vengeance is disappointing, always.”

— Janet Morris

146. “If it was true today, it might be untrue tomorrow.”

— Janet Morris

147. “It is upon each soul to recognize its limit.”

— Janet Morris

148. “Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price. And that price is blood. The sound of it in your veins. The pound of it in your head. The volume of it in a human body; the sickness when you’ve spilled it.”

— Janet Morris

149. “But she has found real love, and love can heal and save.”

— Janet Morris

150. “Generosity is never out of season.”

— Janet Morris