Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Ritchie Lackeyis an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels form a complex tapestry of interaction between human and non-human protagonists with many different cultures and social mores...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 June 1950
Mercedes Lackey quotes about
can-do
I have no place in my life for someone who is sure he can do everything. --Steelmind
lonely responsibility cities
It's just as easy to be lonely in a city as out in the wilderness. Easier, really. It's harder to get to know someone when you meet in a crowded place. People can freely ignore you in the city; they can assume they don't have any responsibility for you. When there are fewer people, (...) they begin assuming some kind of responsibility, simply because you naturally do the same.
hug ifs hug-you
Zen Hugs - the hugs that you would get, if we were there, if we could hug you, but we aren't, and we can't.
dog cat thinking
I think I know why you never married, Sarah." "Well, and I reckoned if I wanted something that'd come and go as he pleased, take me for granted, and ignore me when he chose, I'd get a cat. And if I wanted something I'd always have to be picking up after, getting into trouble, but slavishly devoted, I'd get a dog.
names giving long
Do you know the kind of things that live up there?...things without names 'cause no one who's seen 'em has lived long enough to give them any name besides 'AAAARG!
laughter hysterical break
If he didn't get out of here - right now - Harrier was either going to break into hysterical laughter or strangle somebody.
kings three never-trust
Three things never trust in- The maiden sworn as pure, The vows a king has given, And an ambush that is sure.
treats carpet persons
To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary that one do the walking, and one allow himself to be walked on. --Shin'a'in saying
ran
She just dropped it and ran!!
attitude prayer assuming
Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will become prayer.
courage fear giving
Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy is within you, understand what it is and why you are afraid. Put a face on your fear. When you understand it, and it is no longer vague and shapeless, you will find that your fear is no longer so formidable.
flower journey three
Three things see no end- A flower blighted ere it bloomed, A message that was wasted, And a journey that was doomed.
two voice somewhere-under
Better watch out said a second voice from somewhere under the Beetle. Don't park those two kraut cars too close together; it's springtime, and they might decide to mate. then Charlie'll be stuck with a garage full of little orange safety cones
fantasy horror written
... everything written is at least in part fantasy. Except maybe the national budget. That's horror.