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Robert Paul Williams, dit Tad Williams, né le 14 mars 1957 à San José en Californie, est un auteur américain de romans de science-fiction et de fantasy. Il est notamment l'auteur des cycles L'Arcane des épées et Autremonde.

Il eut une enfance sans histoire, puis est devenu chanteur et parolier d'un groupe rock, illustrateur et cartooniste, présentateur de radio et de télé, employé d'Apple et fondateur d'une compagnie de production de télé interactive. C'est à vingt-cinq ans qu'il commence à écrire La Ligue du Parchemin.

Il a écrit également La Guerre des fleurs qui se place dans une réalité parallèle où vivent créatures féeriques en tout genre. Wikipedia  

✵ 14. mars 1957
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Tad Williams: Citations en anglais

““Why can nothing be simple?”
Geloë shifted on her stool. The wise woman’s voice was surprisingly sympathetic. “Because nothing is simple, Prince Josua.””

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 20, “Travelers and Messengers” (p. 635).

“If you have not noticed, we are preparing for war. I’m sorry if that inconveniences you.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 34, “Forgotten Swords” (p. 549).

““Is this being in love?” he suddenly wondered? It was nothing like the ballads he had heard sung—this was more irritating than uplifting.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 31, “The Councils of the Prince” (p. 500).

“Strangely, although the world is already full of fearful things, mortals seems always to hunt for new worries.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 2, Chapter 13, “The Fallen Sun” (p. 307).

“I shall endeavor to turn dross to purest Metal Absolute: in short, to teach you something.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 4, “Cricket Cage” (p. 41).

“Not being stupid is important.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 24, “The Hounds of Erkynland” (p. 360).

“Part of manhood, I am thinking, is to ponder one’s words before opening one’s mouth.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Stone of Farewell (1990), Chapter 12, “Birdsflight” (p. 297).

“Tiamak closed his eyes to make a short prayer of thanks, hoping that the gods, like children, could be confirmed in good behavior by praise.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 13, “The Nest Builders” (p. 405).

“You can never tell when princes will get squinty on you. You can never tell when they might suddenly feel their blood and go all royal.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 17, “Bonfire Night” (p. 523).

“I gave up the love of learning for the love of oblivion—the two cannot live together.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, To Green Angel Tower (1993), Part 1, Chapter 9, “Pages in an Old Book” (p. 296).

“There are three kinds of people—the living, the dead, and those at sea.”

Tad Williams

Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Stone of Farewell (1990), Chapter 19, “Children of the Navigator” (p. 475).

“I have not slept well since I first entered my brother’s dungeons. While my comfort has improved since then, worry has taken the place of hanging in chains as a denier of rest.”

Tad Williams

“There are many kinds of imprisonment,” Jarnauga nodded.
Source: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Chapter 43, “The Harrowing” (p. 739).

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