“Anyone can make a mistake.... It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“Men... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“He looked up at Stig and Hal. 'Told you this one was a keeper.' Lydia flushed as the two boys smiled. 'Shut up. You make sure you do your stuff with those two overgrown dinner bowls you call shields.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“Welcome to Shelter Bay,' he said to Stig. 'Is that what it's called?' Hal gave him a tired grin. 'It is now'.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“It was ten against ten. So, as Svengal later recounted, it was no contest. He had the enemy outnumbered three to one.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“People always find it amusing when they see a friend suffering, Stig thought.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“Nothing like a little wanton destruction to get boys excited, Thorn thought, smiling to himself.”
― John Flanagan, quote from The Invaders
“A flower may be beautiful all on its own, but a person is never truly beautiful unless someone's eyes show him that he is beautiful.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, quote from A Stroke of Midnight
“Can you fight?"
Jestine nods in my direction. "I can take Cas on pretty easily."
"Is that supposed to impress me?”
― Kendare Blake, quote from Girl of Nightmares
“Boys. Listen up. We are going out for a girls’ night, where there will be dancing.”
Kami did an illustrative shimmy. Angela looked resigned.
Jared looked amused. “What was that?”
“You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watching, Jared,” Kami informed him.
“Have you considered that perhaps nobody’s watching because they’re too embarrassed for you?”
“Fine,” said Kami, grinning at him. “Be a hater of dances. Be a hater of joy. I don’t care. You’re not invited!”
― Sarah Rees Brennan, quote from Unspoken
“The law was not about truth. It was about negotiation, amelioration, manipulation.”
― Michael Connelly, quote from The Lincoln Lawyer
“Maybe I can drown him in the lily pond.”
― Jeanne Birdsall, quote from The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
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