Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Lian Hearn

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English author Lian Hearn.

Last updated on November 24, 2024.

Gillian Rubinstein is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards.

English - Author | Born: August 29, 1942

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The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.

Lian Hearn

It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?

Lian Hearn

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.

Lian Hearn

I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.

Lian Hearn

I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.

Lian Hearn

It's what you do to yourself when you go mad with rage. You have no idea how much you can hurt yourself with your own strength.

Lian Hearn

Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.

Lian Hearn

...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

Lian Hearn

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

Lian Hearn

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

Lian Hearn

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

Lian Hearn

But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live.

Lian Hearn

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

Lian Hearn

I am not made for despair