I reached out my hand, England's rivers turned and flowed the other way...
I reached out my hand, my enemies's blood stopt in their veins...
I reached out my hand; thought and memory flew out of my enemies' heads like a flock of starlings;
My enemies crumpled like empty sacks.
I came to them out of mists and rain;
I came to them in dreams at midnight;
I came to them in a flock of ravens that filled a northern sky at dawn;
When they thought themselves safe I came to them in a cry that broke the silence of a winter wood...

The rain made a door for me and I went through it;
The stones made a throne for me and I sat upon it;
Three kingdoms were given to me to be mine forever;
England was given to me to be mine forever.
The nameless slave wore a silver crown;
The nameless slave was a king in a strange country...

The weapons that my enemies raised against me are venerated in Hell as holy relics;
Plans that my enemies made against me are preserved as holy texts;
Blood that I shed upon sncient battlefields is scraped from the stained earth by Hell's sacristans and placed in a vessel of silver and ivory.
I gave magic to England, a valuable inheritance
But Englishmen have despised my gift
Magic shall be written upon the sky by the rain but they shall not be able to read it;
Magic shall be written on the faces of the stony hills but their minds shall not be able to contain it;
In winter the barren trees shall be a black writing but they shall not understand it...

Two magicians shall appear in England...
The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me;
The first shall be governed by thieves and murderers; the second shall conspire at his own destruction;
The first shall bury his heart in a dark wood beneath the snow, yet still feel its ache;
The second shall see his dearest posession in his enemy's hand...

The first shall pass his life alonel he shall be his own gaoler;
The second shall tread lonely roads, the storm above his head, seeking a dark tower upon a high hillside...

I sit upon a black throne in the shadows but they shall not see me.
The rain shall make a door for me and I shall pass through it;
The stones shall make a throne for me and I shall sit upon it...

The nameless slave shall wear a silver crown
The nameless slave shall be a king in a strange country...


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Our hospital was famous and housed many great poets and singers. Did the hospital specialize in poet...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
In a strange way we were free. We'd reached the end of the line. We had nothing more to lose. Our pr...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
My family had a lot of characteristics - achievements, ambitions, talents, expectations - that all s...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
There is thought, and then there is thinking about thoughts, and they don't feel the same.
SUSANNA KAYSEN
Tell me that you don’t take that blade and drag it across your skin and pray for the courage to pr...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
We say that Columbus discovered America and Newton discovered gravity, as though America and gravity...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
Emptiness and boredom: what an understatement. What I felt was complete desolation. Desolation, desp...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
The point is, the brain talks to itself, and by talking to itself changes its perceptions. To make a...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
When I was supposed to be awake, I was asleep. When I was supposed to sleep, I was silent. When a pl...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
Was everybody seeing this stuff and acting as though they weren't? Was insanity just a matter of dro...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
I was trying to explain my situation to myself. My situation was that I was in pain and nobody knew ...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
Are you crazy? It's a common phrase, I know. But it means something particular to me: the tunnels, t...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
I have seen and really liked the varied movie adaptations of the book, but 'Little Women' ha...
SUSANNA KEARSLEY
This time I read the title of the painting: Girl Interrupted at Her Music. Interrupted at her music:...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we m...
SUSANNA KEARSLEY
Sewaktu kanak-kanak aku percaya pada cinta, sama seperti aku percaya pada peri. Namun pada suatu har...
SUSANNA TAMARO
And does he like blondes, as well?'
Rob laughed. I had forgotten just how great a laugh he had....
SUSANNA KEARSLEY
If I could have any job in the world I'd be a professional Cinderella.
SUSANNA KAYSEN
Kaysen elaborates through parts of the book on her thoughts about how mental illness is treated. She...
SUSANNA KAYSEN
And ye sall walk in silk attire, And siller hae to spare, Gin ye'll consent to be his bride, ...
MISS SUSANNA BLAMIRE
I have no wish for a second husband. l had enough of the first. I like to have my own way to lie dow...
SUSANNA STRICKLAND MOODIE
My father has been the real anchor of the family. He's the one who has always encouraged my moth...
YVETTE CLARKE
I would put myself towards left of center.
YVETTE CLARKE
It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended up...
YVETTE CLARKE
Only Congress has the authority to adequately and holistically address our broken immigration system...
YVETTE CLARKE
Good Dems are good Dems. They want a representative that really reflects their values.
YVETTE CLARKE
I have to earn re-election. That's the way I see it.
YVETTE CLARKE
We examine and highlight the history of the African descendants in America, and know that each and e...
YVETTE CLARKE
I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experien...
YVETTE CLARKE
Even after facing jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously and boldly spoke out against racial ine...
YVETTE CLARKE
There is no doubt that Stop-and-Frisk does not yield the desired results, and it is apparent that it...
YVETTE CLARKE
My mother taught me how to apply my own makeup at 13 years old, and the most important lesson I lear...
EMILIA CLARKE
My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, 'OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what...
EMILIA CLARKE
After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.'...
EMILIA CLARKE
I went on iTunes and looked at versions of Christmas songs. Everyone has done them!
VINCE CLARKE
I used to do all my programming on a BBC computer. It was limited to 16 tracks, and you used the key...
VINCE CLARKE
When we start to write for a new record, we never really know what we're doing. We don't com...
VINCE CLARKE
I'm a lover of songs.
VINCE CLARKE
I started writing songs at age 15.
VINCE CLARKE
When I was 20, I thought anyone in the music business over 25 is past it. Then at 30, you think anyo...
VINCE CLARKE
I'm actually doing a show. from my shed. on the internet. but it won't be music or anything,...
VINCE CLARKE
Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious.
VINCE CLARKE
With a track like 'White Christmas,' everybody has done that song in every format you can im...
VINCE CLARKE
I was offered and accepted a part in 'A Few Best Men,' and then the Australian actor's u...
NOEL CLARKE
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the...
ADAM CLARKE
Even papists could not see that a moral evil was detained in the soul through its physical connectio...
ADAM CLARKE
The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Pr...
ADAM CLARKE
And hence he must be invisible; for a spirit cannot be seen by the eye of man: nor is there any thin...
ADAM CLARKE
As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took t...
ADAM CLARKE
He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
ADAM CLARKE
But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is...
ADAM CLARKE
Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to...
ADAM CLARKE
Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he...
ADAM CLARKE
To be filled with God is a great thing, to be filled with the fullness of God is still greater; to b...
ADAM CLARKE
However, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing.
ADAM CLARKE
Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value...
ADAM CLARKE
Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
ADAM CLARKE
If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not...
ADAM CLARKE
It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have writ...
ADAM CLARKE
Man may be considered as having a twofold origin - natural, which is common and the same to all - pa...
ADAM CLARKE
It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
ADAM CLARKE
Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
ADAM CLARKE
Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infanc...
ADAM CLARKE
The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts;...
ADAM CLARKE
If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts...
ADAM CLARKE
Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
ADAM CLARKE
We believe that with inflation rising rapidly, and concerns among the hawks that it will be harder t...
ALAN CLARKE
Services performance was encouraging especially given the glimmers of hope on the domestic demand si...
ALAN CLARKE
The rise in output prices confirms signs... that firms are clawing back some pricing power.
ALAN CLARKE
As ever, the input price data is an energy story, and the fall in the sterling price of oil in the l...
ALAN CLARKE
Overall, this reinforces signs that we have seen the worst news on UK activity.
ALAN CLARKE
The worst news on UK inflation is yet to come. The probability of a further rate cut is clearly redu...
ALAN CLARKE
Speculation that we will see deep interest rates is overdone. In the context of the widely anticipat...
ALAN CLARKE
Clearly the departure of the most hawkish member of the committee suggests a risk of a marginally mo...
ALAN CLARKE
Clearly the departure of the most hawkish member of the committee suggests a risk of a marginally mo...
ALAN CLARKE
We're disappointed that our proposal didn't go through, but we're ecstatic in the fact that they did...
ALAN CLARKE
I've been through the entire list of Polar problems. I knew it would be hard, but it's harde...
LEWIS CLARKE
As a revelation from God, they have stood the test of many ages; and as such maintained their ground...
ADAM CLARKE
[With 5 fabrics to choose from, consumers have the ability to buy inexpensive and lightweight cover ...
ADAM CLARKE
If they wanted their shit stirred, then stirred their shit was jolly well going to be.
STEPHEN CLARKE
Liberty begets license.
JOHN CLARKE
Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
JOHN CLARKE
Here is a fine field for talent.
JOHN CLARKE
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high position.
JOHN CLARKE
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he only knew how to use it.
JOHN CLARKE
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
JOHN CLARKE