Welcome to our collection of Marion Zimmer Bradley quotes, where we celebrate the wisdom and insight of one of the most influential voices in science fiction and fantasy literature. Marion Zimmer Bradley was a prolific writer known for her captivating storytelling, rich character development, and thought-provoking themes. Her works, including the iconic The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, have left an indelible mark on the genre and continue to inspire readers worldwide.
Through her writing, Marion Zimmer Bradley explored complex topics such as power, morality, and the human condition, often weaving them into fantastical settings that offered readers a fresh perspective on timeless issues. Her characters were multidimensional, grappling with internal conflicts and external challenges in worlds that stretched the bounds of imagination. Bradley’s keen insight into the human psyche and her ability to craft compelling narratives earned her a dedicated following and cemented her legacy as a trailblazer in speculative fiction.
I do tend to lose track since the kids are out of school. Marion Zimmer Bradley
I’ve been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts. Marion Zimmer Bradley
Science fiction encourages us to explore… all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision. Marion Zimmer Bradley
The scandal’s so unbelievable that I cannot repeat it here. Marion Zimmer Bradley
It has never been, and never will be easy work! But the road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. Marion Zimmer Bradley
My husband and I were very in love, and I had no reason to suspect that his interests lay anywhere else. Marion Zimmer Bradley
On one occasion I shared a bed with about seven other people, but we were all having a party overnight. Marion Zimmer Bradley
I wasn’t a child at 13, were you? Marion Zimmer Bradley
A babe at the breast is as much pleasure as the bearing is pain. Marion Zimmer Bradley
We were discussing civilization and the fact that young men among the Greeks at that time were idiots and uneducated, so the men had emotional and friendly relationships with members of their own sex. Marion Zimmer Bradley
I never thought that I was very intelligent. Marion Zimmer Bradley
He used to sit on my lap. I was sort of ambivalent about that. He was surviving any way he could. Marion Zimmer Bradley
A friend of ours has a hobby doing genealogy, and we found out that we were cousins in the ninth degree, that we had a common ancestor on the Mayflower. Marion Zimmer Bradley