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John Flanagan Famous Quotes & Sayings
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The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.
A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.
Think of a positive outcome, and
you will achieve it. Allow doubt to enter your mind, and the doubt will become self-fulfilling.
you will achieve it. Allow doubt to enter your mind, and the doubt will become self-fulfilling.
Stig: 'Of course, she'll sail rings around Wolfswind,'
Hal: 'Then why didn't you tell him that?'
Stig: 'I like my head where it is.
Hal: 'Then why didn't you tell him that?'
Stig: 'I like my head where it is.
My leg hurts," the soldier whined.
"Of course it does," Halt told him. "I put an arrow through it. Did you expect it not to hurt?
"Of course it does," Halt told him. "I put an arrow through it. Did you expect it not to hurt?
Never take your eyes off them," Horace said to Gilan, in an admonishing tone. "Didn't MacNeil ever tell you that?
Then, driven by the same impulse, they kissed him
Aylss on the let cheek, Evanlyn on the right. And then they glared daggers at each other. -pg 372
Aylss on the let cheek, Evanlyn on the right. And then they glared daggers at each other. -pg 372
Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.
But ... what if I mistime it?"
Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders."
Horace and Gilan
Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders."
Horace and Gilan
You're a dead man, Arratay," Jerrel said through clenched teeth.
Halt smiled. "That's been said before. Yet here I am.
Halt smiled. "That's been said before. Yet here I am.
Keep practicing," he told her.
"Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her.
"No. Until you don't get it wrong.
"Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her.
"No. Until you don't get it wrong.
Don't worry, chief. We've got these Tualaghi surrounded - from the inside."
"Exactly," Erak replied dryly.
"Exactly," Erak replied dryly.
Yes, I'm back," he said, "And look who I ran into."
Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard."
"As hard as I could.
Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard."
"As hard as I could.
Now, if you two will excuse us, we'll get back to the relatively simple buisness of planning a war, he said.
-Baron Arald
-Baron Arald
It's not what I expected," he said. "They're far more organized than our intelligence had led us to believe.
Shall I call the others back in?"
He nodded. "Why ask me? It's all of you who are making the decisions.
He nodded. "Why ask me? It's all of you who are making the decisions.
Then he had run, unarmed and bleeding, trusting to the maze like confusion of the ruins to evade the monster behind him.
A foolish way to get around." Hal smiled. "If the gods had meant us to ride horses, they never would have given us ships.
You're a very amusing fellow," he told Halt. "I'd like to brain you with my ax one of these days."
Erak to Halt.
Erak to Halt.
He'd just have to lie there and die, watched over by strange stars who didn't know him, didn't care for him. It was very sad, really.
It formed into small drops on his weather beaten features, drops that rolled down his cheeks. Strangely, some of them tasted like salt.
I'm too set in my ways to start doing the right thing," he complained. "You're a bad influence, Horace.
An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A ranger practices until he never gets it wrong.
You'd be surprised what people will believe. Usually, the bigger and the more improbable the lie, the more willing they are to believe it.
You may believe you're an excellent rider," he called, "but there are a score of Temujai back there who actually are.
Horace normally didn't need anyone else to save his life. He was pretty skilled at doing it for himself.
Remember no one expects you to be Halt. He's a legend, after all. Haven't you heard? He's eight feet tall and kills bears with his bare hands ...
If and perhaps ... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action.
The Slave master named Mahmel Was a nasty kind of thug, so Stiggy dropped a rock on him and squashed him like a bug.
She knew more about these situations than she realized, he thought. She'd spent years at Duncan's side. "When in doubt," he added, "be pompous.
Always expect something to go wrong," he told him. "Believe me, if you're wrong, you're not dissapointed. If you're right, you're ready for it.
You think our mam likes you better than me?" challenged whichever one was the other. (Don't blame me. I've lost track too.)
When you can't see the reason for something, look for the possible result - and ask yourself who might benefit from it.
Will was worth at least a few tears from a grizzled old wreck like himself, he thought, and made no move to wipe them away.
Anyone can make a mistake ... It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.
I am the lord of Redmont Fief. He is my tenant. I am his commander. End of story. Ipso facto. Case-o closed-o.