logo

Quotes About Adventure

Plans were for adventurers. He preferred the goblin approach. Blind panic might not work all the time, but at least it saved you the stress of planning.
~ Jim C. Hines
Watch your step," said Slash. Jig stopped, fully expecting to be shot, poisoned, crushed, or maybe all three at the same time. "What is it now?" Slash pointed to a pile of brown, slimy goo in the center of the tunnel. "Hairball.
~ Jim C. Hines
Isaac, tell your girlfriend she can't bring weapons into holy-shit-your-spider's-on-fire!
~ Jim C. Hines
Instead of Debbie Does Dallas, we get Gandalf Guts Goblins.
~ Jim C. Hines
The life of an adventurer appeared to consist of roughly six parts boredom to one part stark terror, or so it seemed to Jig.
~ Jim C. Hines
Practically speaking, it was like carrying a Labrador retriever over a tightrope and having a squirrel race past.
~ Jim C. Hines
Something weird wants to kill us? Cool! Where did it come from, and how does it work?
~ Jim C. Hines
Kumar tossed the grate aside and shone a light down
~ Jim C. Hines
Don't worry about a lost finger," Darnak said gently. "Many an adventurer has lost a finger, or worse, and still gone on to accomplish great things. Have you heard the song of . . . I forget his name. The little guy with nine fingers, from the middle continent. The one involved with that ring business a while back.
~ Jim C. Hines
Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.
~ Jim Carrey
You know the trouble with real life? There's no danger music.
~ Jim Carrey Cable Guy
Now I got these diaries that have the greatest hero a writer needs, this crazy fucking New York.
~ Jim Carroll
I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star-sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown, to any paved highway, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bred by cities.… It is enough that I am surrounded by beauty." Ruess scaled remote canyons,
~ Jim Davidson
Dave: ''Will you ever be happy Echo?'' Echo: ''I don't know I haven't tried it yet.'' Dave: ''Let's give it a shot together.'' Echo: ''Let's spread fire instead.
~ Jim Goldberg
The impossible is often the untried.
~ Jim Goodwin
Barring love I'll take my life in large doses alone--rivers, forests, fish, grouse, mountains. Dogs.
~ Jim Harrison
Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.
~ Jim Henson
I really do believe that all of you are at the beginning of a wonderful journey. As you start traveling down that road of life, remember this: There are never enough comfort stops. The places you're going to are never on the map. And once you get that map out, you won't be able to re-fold it no matter how smart you are. So forget the map, roll down the windows, and whenever you can pull over and have picnic with a pig. And if you can help it never fly as cargo.
~ Jim Henson
Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. We've done just what we set out to do. Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers and you.
~ Jim Henson
Embracing experiences as opportunities allows us to bring fresh perspectives to the party. And that can be incredibly empowering.
~ Jim Knight
Things look different from the seat of a bike carrying a sleeping bag with a cold beer tucked inside.
~ Jim Malusa
South of him, and below the Rim, Laredo
~ Jim Mayo
This is the strangest life I've ever known.
~ Jim Morrison
It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice.
~ Jim Morrison