Quotes About Adventure

She liked the enormous sky and the winds, and the land that you couldn't see to the end of. Everything was so free and big and splendid.

When Pa went into the Big Woods, he always made sure that the bullet pouch was full of bullets, and that the tin patch box and the box of caps were with it in his pockets. The powder horn and a small sharp hatchet hung at his belt and he carried the gun ready loaded on his shoulder. He always reloaded the gun as soon as he had fired it, for, he said, he did not want to meet trouble with an empty gun.

They rolled till the balls were almost as tall as Almanzo; then they rolled them into a wall. They packed snow between them, and made a good fort.

I enjoy Mr. Verne's work," she went on brightly. "He writes of such exotic places. But you've seen all that sort of thing in person. I suppose it's nothing to you." "Of course. Giant squids. Cannibals. Every day.

You will see the world. You will have love affairs with boys who see past a pretty face. You will be strong. You will call and tell me about it.

She got icing all over her face. I think that's why I like her. For the good stuff, she's willing to get icing all over her face. Who wouldn't want a girl like that?

the madness of exchanging mediocre but safe happiness for great happiness but possible disaster.

Where does it lead, this rockrose path?

by trying lots of things you think you might enjoy, you will learn more about yourself, and what you are actually good at, what might be your core competencies, and which of the biggies are worth going for. You may be shocked by what you discover. This is why you just have to keep an open mind and try things.

Books are boring, James said as he wrote. They line the walls like a thousand leather doorways to be opened into worlds unknown, I offered.

As I look around the quiet room, I see a thousand leather covers like doorways into worlds unknown.

A sea of dreams trapped in a span of pressed pages

Sawyer: Tell me where you are,Keely O´Hare,or I swear to God when I find you-and I will find you-I´ll paddle your ass something fierce. Keely:Oh,I´d like to see you try.

All right, cow patties, I say we forget about why we're in this town, the new addition to the family, and what lies ahead, and invite a few of these hometown fillies to our table and see what happens.

Jason patted me on the back. "Tomorrow night we'll take you out chasing deer." "I thought you'd chase cars," I said. He grinned. "What fun is that? Cars don't bleed.

Everything I needed was in my car, even the chickens

Would you truly sleep with strangers? I don't know, I haven't met the strangers yet.

Anyone who doesn't believe that the forest is a deadly place has never been lost in one.

the true way to a man's heart is six inches of metal between his ribs." You have to love Anita Blake… ...

It feels like we're in a Harry Potter book talking about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

I was learning that happily-ever-after was the beginning of the next chapter, not the end of the story.

He did smile then, eyes gleaming. "You will never lose your nerve. Your life, probably, but never your nerve.

I have seen enough for two lifetimes. Maybe three, but I was very drunk at the time. -Marjorie Liu, The Tangleroot Palace

It was more fun to hunt monsters before we had someone to go home to,' I said. The