Roland Deschain Quotes

“Was there ever a trap to match the trap of love?”

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”

I do not shoot with my hand; he who shoots with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I shoot with my mind.

I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart.

I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim with my eye.

They were close to the end of the beginning.

“The man in black travels with your soul in his pocket.”

First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.

“No man sees all ... but ... you’ll see more ... than some men see in a lifetime. ”

″ If dying was required, he intended to die as Roland ... crawling toward the Tower. ”

“May you find your Tower ... and breach it, and may you climb to the top!”

“This is your promise ... things may be different ... there may yet be rest. Even salvation. ”

“Some tale-tellers say the Beams saved it; others say they are the seeds of the world’s destruction. ”

″ Balls to your sorry ... Ka works and the world moves on. ”

“There are forces at work ... not all ... are working to keep us away from the Tower. ”

“Don’t say ka, Roland. If you say ka one more time ... my head’ll explode. ”

“Ka comes to me ... I translate it ... I am not ka ... I hate it! ”

“It’s ... a job that needs to be done ... wrong cannot be allowed to stand. ”