Quotes from Anne McCaffrey

My nightly craft is winged in white, a dragon of night dark sea. Swift born, dream bound and rudderless, her captain and crew are me. We've sailed a hundred sleeping tides where no seaman's ever been And only my white-winged craft and I know the wonders we have seen.

Dragon kind was no less cruel than mankind. The Dragon, at least, acted from bestial need rather than bestial greed." ~ A thought by Lessa ~

Drummer, beat, and piper, blow Harper, strike, and soldier, go Free the flame and sear the grasses Til the dawning Red Star passes

be you and not someone else

The blackest night must end in dawn, the light dispel the dreamer's fear.

Harper, your song has a sorrowful sound, Though the tune was written as gay. Your voice is sad and your hands are slow And your eye meeting mine turns away.

Maybes never are.

How much can a dragon carry? As much as it thinks it can

Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth

When bad fortune occurs, the unresourceful, unimaginative man looks about him to attach the blame to someone else; the resolute accepts misfortune and endeavors to survive, mature, and improve because of it.

Exchange information, learn to speak sensibly about any subject, learn to express your thoughts, accept new ones, examine them, analyze. Think objectively. Think toward the future.

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.

Old family motto: "The best revenge is revenge.

My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckle; the rest is subject to change without notice.

Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them.

Harper, treat your words with care For they may cause joy or despair Sing your songs of health and love Of dragons flaming from above

Harper to your word be true Holder, crafter you also hew To honesty, integrity, and respect All others without regard to intellect

People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?

Fear has its uses but cowardice has none.

How could she have believed such an artificial life as the theatre was suitable?

I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway.

There wasn't a man alive in Pern who hadn't secretly cherished the notion that he might be able to Impress a dragon. That he could be linked for life to the love and sustaining admiration of these gentle great beasts. That he could transverse Pern in a twinkling, astride his dragon. That he would never suffer the loneliness that was the condition of most men - a dragonrider always had his dragon.

There's nothing wrong in doubting. It sometimes leads to greater faith.

Rider to your mate be true Follow heart in deed and do All the best your strength can find So you will rest in heart and mind