Sir Apropos of Nothing Quotes

“Youth believes itself immortal. There is a cure for such an attitude, but unfortunately it is a cure from which one never recovers.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Unfortunately, the world does not always act in a manner consistent with one's plans for it.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“All people are, at heart, egocentric. We exist at the center of our own little universes. We believe that we are living out our lives as best we can, and that we have our own sphere of influence which exists of both friends and enemies. They in turn have their own friends and enemies with whom they interact. That is a given. But we, each of us, tend to put ourselves ahead of others because we believe that we are significant. We must attend to our own needs, desires, wants, and aspirations, because each of us is our own greatest priority. No one else cares for us as much as we do, no one else can exist in our skin. We think we're important. It is where our sense of self-worth comes up, where our egos reside, where "we" are. And we believe that each of our lives means something.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“In retrospect, I would have to recommend against epiphanies. They are difficult on an emotional level, and they also sometimes move you to foolish and inopportune acts, which was what happened in my case.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Lack of movement is a formidable force to overcome.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Once again I felt light-headed, but this time it wasn't from the scent of lilacs; it was from the scent of my own death.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Only in this world of topsy-turvy attitudes could outright stupidity, such as I had displayed, be something that got me high marks. I had an amused glimmering of a notion at that point: If I ever turned out to be a complete and utter fool, I could wind up running the whole kingdom. It was something to consider.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“As for Madelyne, she continued to ply her trade. But such a life takes a fast toll on a woman. It is easy to be a remote, untouchable beauty and stay that way for many, many years. And if a stunning tapestry is hung upon a wall, it remains unsullied and a work of art. However, if one drapes it across the floor of a pub and all manner of men tread upon it with their heavy boots, it's going to be worn rather thin, and rather quickly. Such was the case with my mother.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“The battered and pathetic thing that represented any claim to conscience I might have had turned away from me in disgust. Oddly, I couldn't blame it. I was disgusted myself. Disgusted at my weakness and my lack of resolution, at my refusal to see justice through in the name of the woman who had borne me.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Some time later, I sat in the wine cellar, staring at the walls while cradling a wineskin in my lap like a child, murmuring over and over as if lulling the child to sleep, 'I am shat upon. I am shat upon'.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Noblest. Bravest. What rot. There was no bravery in buying oneself out of difficulty.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“There are some for whom the good of mankind is their primary concern, and others who basically put their own considerations before everyone else. I was among the latter.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“Apropos, you're going to have to learn to sooner or later that you can't just let other people decide what the world around you should and shouldn't be.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“I guess it really had been brave . . . because it was so bugger-all stupid, and if there was one thing I'd come to realize, ti was that bravery and bugger-all stupidity went hand in hand.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“I remember so many things [. . .] The problem is, only half of them are true . . . and the half which is true keeps changing places with the half which is false.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“It seemed to me that, no matter what endeavor I was involved in, I was to be something of a sham.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“What struck me most about the great hall was the decor. It was furnished in a style that I could only term 'Early Atrocity.' Bleached bones, presumably of former enemies, decorated the walls and not only that, had been incorporated into much of the furniture. The legs of the main dining table were genuine legs, the armchairs, I'm sure you can guess. There were tapestries, but they consisted mostly of depictions of slaughter, slaughter everywhere. Women being raped, children being tossed onto fires, men being crucified. All of it, a celebration of the worst sort of brutality. Suddenly the line of demarcation between the festivals of good and evil became that much clearer for me. When good is celebrating, you don't have an overwhelming urge to run screaming into the night. Well... unless a mime is performing.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing

“That, child, is one of the glorious advantages to being a madman. I don't have to make sense. It's very liberating. You should try it sometime.”
― Peter David, Sir Apropos of Nothing