Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters
Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM, also known by her nom de plume Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. She is well known for her medieval-detective series The Cadfael Chronicles...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth28 September 1913
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I loved and hated India; the pressures of class division and riches and poverty there are devastating, but love predominates. I have two families and scattered friends there, mainly in Delhi, but south also, and wish I had the stamina to tackle it again. Maybe I'll make it some day yet, but it does take stamina.
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Men drunk with ambition and power do not ground their weapons, nor stop to recognise the fellow-humanity of those they are about to slay. Not here - not now.
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Those who go forth to the battle never return without holes in their ranks, like gaping wounds. Pity of all pities that those who lead never learn, and the few wise men among those who follow never quite avail to teach. But faith given and allegiance pledged are stronger than fear ...
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The mountains of today are the molehills of tomorrow.
truth light way
Truth, like the burgeoning of a bulb under the soil, however deeply sown, will make its way to the light.
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Brother Cadfael knew better than to be in a hurry, where souls were concerned. There was plenty of elbow-room in eternity.
men use wit
What are wits for unless a man uses them?
men faces be-prepared
A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either.
men thinking names
One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century's saint. It is as well to think long and calmly before affixing either name to any man.
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Truth can be costly, but in the end it never falls short of value for the price paid.
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I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians.
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All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil.
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Death, after all, is the common expectation from birth. Neither heroes nor cowards can escape it.
regret simple here-i-am
In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with me as you see fit. That is your right. Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price. You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.