“They sailed into Raguza and Hal said, as bold as brass, “We’ve come to challenge Zavac and we plan to kick his—”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Hunters
“So we’ve written a saga,” he said. “The Saga of Hal and the Heron Brotherband.” “Oh Gorlog help us,” Hal muttered.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Hunters
“Hal answered him. “We’re as sure as we can be. The guard captain said he found a ball of yellow glass. What else could it be?” Jesper shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe a ball of yellow glass?”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Hunters
“Ingvar was on his back, moaning quietly. The pillow under his head, his jacket and the blanket across him, and the mattress under him were all totally sodden as perspiration poured out of his body in a flood. Jesper looked at them wildly. “He’s going to die, isn’t he?” It was Edvin who slapped him on the back, almost sending him sprawling across the sweat-soaked figure on the mattress. “No, you idiot!” he said happily. “He’s going to live. The fever’s broken!”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Hunters
“Once, she came face-to-face with a heavyset man wearing a hooded short cloak. They came level with each other under one of the infrequent lanterns and she could make out only the lower half of his face. The upper half was shaded by the hood. She had an impression of a dark, full beard. In the shadow of his hood, his eyes were unblinking, staring at her.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Hunters
“Believing that others will react as we would is the single most dangerous myth of intervention.”
― Gavin de Becker, quote from The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
“They were two lovely choices. One of them meant giving up every chance of a decent life forever...and the other one scared me out of my mind.”
― Frederik Pohl, quote from Gateway
“Mallkimi i njerëzimit është se ekzistenca jonë në këtë botë nuk duron asnjë hierarki të përcaktuar dhe të qëndrueshme, se gjithçka rrjedh, trazohet, derdhet, lëviz dhe se secili nga ne do të çmohet dhe vlerësohet nga çdokush tjetër, dhe se përceptimi që kanë për ne injorantët, të pagdhëndurit dhe kokëtrashët, nuk është më pak i vlefshëm nga përceptimi që kanë për ne njerëzit e mprehtë. të diturit dhe ndjeshmit. Kjo pasi njeriu ka varësinë më të thellë nga pasqyrimi i tij në shpirtin e dikujt tjetër, qoftë ky dhe shpirt budalla.”
― Witold Gombrowicz, quote from Ferdydurke
“People don't want reasons to do what they'd like to. They want excuses.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, quote from Theatre
“He has a fascination with mortals.
Raphael had said that to her before she'd woken with wings of midnight and dawn.
"Why are you starting at me, Ellie?" Illium said without taking his eyes from the blade dancing around his fingers.
The words were instinctive, something she might as easily have said to rib Ransom. "You're so pretty, it's difficult to resist."
A flashing grin, a hint of that aristocratic English accent in his response. "It's hard to be me, it's true.
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― Nalini Singh, quote from Archangel's Consort
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