Quotes from John Flanagan

Advance," he said softly. Then, as the bugler beside him didn't hear the words, he turned, his face expressionless, and whipped the man across the face with his leather-covered steel riding crop.

Now I know if you wait until you think you are ready, you'll wait your whole life

As he said, being careful had helped him stay alive all these years and he was looking forward to maintaining that record.

friend. It would be going too far to say that Erak was fond of the two youngsters. But they had won his respect. The Skandians were a warrior race who valued bravery and valour in battle above all else

Then he gave the order he'd always wanted to issue. "Let's get 'em, boys!

With your newfound camouflage skills, I'd probably lose you in there.

I suppose next you'll be putting wings on her so she can fly?" Hal laughed. "I've been thinking about that. Not sure if I can get it to work . . . yet.

Including a nice, expensive new sheepskin vest," Thorn told him. Hal nodded several times. "Well, of course. That's first on the list." "Really? I'd like to see that list," Thorn said. Hal tapped his forehead with one finger. "It's all up here in my head," he said. "But sheepskin vest is the first item there. Trust me." "I did that once," Thorn replied. "Look where it got me.

YOU WILL NOT. IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION

After I disappeared, the locals put two and two together and got seven.

I'll think of a way round this on the way back." "I'd appreciate that," Jesper said. Stig hid a grin. Jesper, a non-swimmer, was being asked to float into the beach, holding on to a log, make his way to the gate, avoiding being seen by any sentries patrolling the palisade, hang a bladder of oil on it, then drift out to sea again on the vague assurance that Stig and the other Herons would be able to find them. Welcome to Hal's world, he thought.

And when there's no point to something, the best idea is not to do it.

Halt waved farewell, tilting his chair onto its back legs as he drained his coffee. Will frowned at him. 'When I was your apprentice, you used to tell me not to do that. Said it'd loosen the chair legs.' 'And so it will,' Halt said, smiling contentedly. 'But it's your chair now, so why should I care?

We hebben een hond!' zei hij. Trek schudde zijn manen en hinnikte. 'Wat moeten wij nou met een hond?' leek hij te vragen.

You know, Horace," he said at length, "you used to be a most agreeable young man. Whatever happened to you?" Horace turned a wide grin on him. "I've spent too much time around you, I suppose," he said. And Halt had to admit that was probably true.

The tall man grinned. "Presumably you'll use your saxe knife, as usual?" "I'll use anything I can get my hands on," the beggar said ruefully, scratching away. The tall man's grin widened. "Well, it'll be nice to have you back to your normal self, Halt," he said.

Weet je, onze wereld, of liever de reikwijdte van onze invloed en belangen in die wereld, wordt met de dag groter, Will. Die gaat verder dan de grenzen van ons leen, verder dan de grenzen van ons land zelfs. - Crowley

waving his saxe knife around like a lunatic.

Haal nog maar een lamsrug uit de koeling! En Rafael...' - Jenny 'Ik weet het, ik weet het al, bazin... nog een couvert erbij op tafel één!

Ik heb jullie gehoord, ja, en d'r is niks wat jullie daaraan kunnen doen.' Alyss leek even na te denken over wat hij gezegd had. Daarna zei ze, op droge toon: 'Nee, inderdaad. Afgezien van je vermoorden dan natuurlijk.

Je weet toch wel wat er gebeurt als je gaten in de bodem van een schip maakt, hè? Dan heeft zo'n schip de neiging om te zinken. - Stig

I don't know if anyone's interested," he said tentatively, "but there appears to be a pirate ship heading our way.

There was nothing he could do about it, so there was no point worrying about it.

Misschien moeten we hem inderdaad maar onschadelijk maken, Will.' Ze zei het met enige aarzeling, maar zo rustig dat Will een beetje schrok. Hij bekeek haar nu met andere ogen, en besefte ineens dat zijn oude vriendin ook een zware opleiding en training achter de rug had, misschien wel net zo zwaar als die van hem.