Quotes from John Flanagan

He had no interest in fine clothes. Clothes were utilitarian as far as he was concerned. In cold weather, they should be warm and waterproof. In hot weather, light and airy. And bright colors served only to make a man stand out against the background, which was never a good idea in his opinion. A man who stood out against the background made an easy target.

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?

His method of making his way through the crowd was a simple one. He deviated neither to left nor right, but forged straight ahead, using his broad shoulders to clear a path. A pace behind him, his beautiful wife, Lady Sandra, followed in the space he cleared.

In addition, there was a note from Gundar – the skirl had paid a professional scribe to write it for him. The new ship was nearly ready, he said. They had decided to call it Wolfwill.

An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A Ranger practices . . .'?" He let the phrase hang in the air, waiting for them to finish it off. "Until he never gets it wrong

I most certainly am not! I wouldn't want a big lump like him riding me. She moved closer to Bumper and whispered, 'Just go along with it, will you? And how do you know my dad is a big lump?' He's a knight. They're all big lumps. But all right, hoist her up.

Struikrovers zijn ook niet meer wat ze geweest zijn,' zei Will met gespeelde spijt terwijl hij Donald duimboeien ombond en hem aan hun kleine stoet toevoegde. 'Waren ze vroeger dan slimmer?' vroeg Maddie. Will haalde zijn schouders op. 'Dat kan toch haast niet anders?

Anyone can make a mistake. It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.

Wat kan mij zijn pijn schelen?' snauwde Maddie. 'Ik vind het een fijne pijl.

You can always win points," he said. "Winning people's respect is a lot more important. Now get back to your camp.

Until I get it right," she said. But he corrected her. "No. Until you don't get it wrong.

There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.

He showered those close to him with bread crumbs and fragments as he spoke. Thorn had never learned the finer points of eating politely—such as keeping one's mouth shut while doing so.

He'd just walked into a lion's den, found the head lion and tweaked his tail. And now he sat opposite, cool as a cucumber.

In de muur tegenover die waar alle andere namen gegraveerd stonden, zag ze één enkele naam, en die was duidelijk niet Skandisch. Het was ook geen mannennaam. Lydia keek er uitgebreid naar. 'Evanlyn.

You know, there are some people who might think it was a good career move to show sympathy for their commanding officer's problems," he said. Then he sighed."But very few of those people were trained by Halt.

Problems postponed have a habit of solving themselves, more often than not

In de naam van Boh-Raka, waar heb je dat gevonden? En wat is het? - Karina

she (Lydia) shrugged and moved away, a slight smile on her face.

Dat was een van de eigenschappen die Karina zo in het meisje waardeerde: ze was tegendraads, en Karina hield van tegendraads.

she (Lydia) shrugged and moved away, a slight smile on her face. *Men,* she thought. *They're such boys!* The self-contradiction in that thought totally escaped her.

But first, there's the small matter of beating the Temujai. Let's get to work.

Ze zagen eruit alsof ze door hellehonden op de hielen werden gezeten.' Ze zweeg even en haalde haar schouders op. 'Wat eigenlijk ook wel zo was,' voegde ze eraan toe.

Thorn en Karina, aan de waterkant, kijk ze samen lopen, hand in hand.' 'Dit is een heel scherp mes, hoor,' waarschuwde Karina. 'Ja, ja, ik ga al.