Epic Quotes

If Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker had teamed up to write epic fantasy, something like Split Heirs might have resulted.

Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare his "Highland Mary!"

There's many, many ways to write a song. But generally, sitting down at a table and writing is not one of them.

An epic subject requires a writer of epic skill and scope, and we have a perfect pairing in Cleopatra and Stacy Schiff. Absorbing and illuminating, this new biography will endure.

You mean you have to be epic already, for it to make you more epic?

She's useful to me, I'm useful to her. As long as that continues, Rowan Street is safe from an old-lady smack down of epic proportions.

Evolution isn't just a take-it-or-leave-it story about where we came from. It's an epic at the centre of life itself. It tells us we are part of nature in every respect.

ELANTRIS is a new BEN HUR for the fantasy genre, with a sweeping, epic storyline and closely personal characters.

Grey's' is just a machine. I wasn't really prepared for the epic nature of how popular the show is.

Then there were things-- epic, terrible things-- that he didn't tell her but skirted around, like caressing the edges of a wound, hesitant, testing for pain.

It was a kiss small in its ministrations but epic in its feeling.

The thing about sports movies is, they can't help but feel epic - putting music to images, etc.

I like the idea of building this wandering, epic narrative in a form that people don't expect epic narratives to appear.

To tell a strong story with real taste of an epic tragedy needs great actors.

I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made in the first impact the last.

If I thought there was any hope of turning 'World War Z' into a movie, I wouldn't have written it as a giant, epic, global story, because that requires a giant, epic, global budget.

I absolute adore epic journeys that require a protagonist to fight for every victory in the hopes of finding triumph.

Ingeniously plotted and executed, Print the Legend is an epic masterpiece from Craig McDonald. Beginning to end, I was riveted by this story of character, history and intrigue.

I wrote a graphic novel called 'Soul Stealer' with big, beautiful, epic artwork by Chris Shy. It grew into a trilogy.

It's Axelle's [ Carolyn] concept and she's the one who got the ball rolling. She told a few of us about it, and I brought in Epic Pictures and got it financed.

We pay for content that we like, and we like the content we pay for. It's a lot more satisfying to pay $7.50 for Steven Spielberg's next epic than it is to watch my home movies for free. Even for me.

The methods and tools of science perennially breach barriers, granting me confidence that our epic march of insight into the operations of nature will continue without end.

Dare to dream, live with passion. Make your life an epic extraordinary adventure!

I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling.

Epics are never written about libraries. They exist on whim; it depends on if the conquering army likes to read.

The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic.

I think that too often we, film directors, think that a big epic novel and feature film are the same. It's a lie. A feature film is much closer to a short story actually.

Does it hurt?” He bent his head and lightly kissed her forehead. “Only when I laugh.” “I’ll try not to be funny.” “Epic fail, beautiful.

[Beowolf] is considered an epic because of its long speeches, its digressions, its repetition, and its being required.

Sorry, Ms. Terwilliger. I'm flattered that you think I'm such an upstanding person, but I'm already caught up in one epic battle of good versus evil. I don't need another.

I’m sorry ma’am,” I said. Really, I had no idea what else to say. I’d spent the weekend caught up in an epic battle to save humanity, and now… jean shorts?

I think what we're trying to do as filmmakers is make a big, gritty, raw, epic movie and within that show things graphically in a way that they haven't been seen in that world before.

I grew up singing professionally since I was 7 years old and so to get to play a character who's living out their Rock star dreams as JEM was pretty much epic.

Of what violences, murders, depredations, have not the epic poets, from all antiquity, been the occasion, by propagating false honor, false glory, and false religion?

I might have lost some skin, but I got kissed by a beautiful woman who was happy to see me. I gotta say that’s pretty epic in my book. Definitely not a worst-case day here.” – Sundown

Thats all I need. To find a soul mate to share my life with. To have a love so epic it will never die.

A lot of people, when you ask if they want to read your epic poem, start bolting for the door.

You are just a murdered. (Near) (btw this was an epic win on near's part when light spazzed out and went crazy)

I don't think the latest Star Wars pictures have any artistic intentions, but the original picture opened up epic science fiction.

When his dead father touched his hand, Athson almost dropped the arrow.

When his dead father touched his hand, Athson almost dropped the arrow." From The Bow of Destiny

Hurricanes couldn’t remove you from my mind. You’re my world and I’m incapable of not loving you.

Being on the edge is always worse than going through

The rhythm of fraught footsteps and fervent heartbeat orchestrated a symphony of anticipation and dread.

For every blissful moment you must an anguish meet.

A wounded animal yet bears teeth

There was a feeling on the air like the eve of the end of the world.

Give Compassion: Every day the average person fights epic battles never told just to survive.

As I prefer to see it, there has never been an epic love story that involved significant amounts of self-control.

Roger, he has a chain saw, " I hissed. "I am not going to die in Kentucky!