John Flanagan Short Quotes

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Strange, he thought, how seldom people tend to look up" - Will

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Very impressive. Where did you learn that?" Made it up just now.

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Always expect trouble in the desert. Then you usually won't meet it.

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I will remember this word," he said. "Shenanigans. It is a good word.

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It would be unthinkably bad luck to be betrayed by a rumbling stomach.

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Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it.

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People will think what they want to," he said quietly. Never take too much notice of it.

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If they invent a four legged chicken," Will said, "Horace will think he's gone to Heaven.

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Men... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task.

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I'll be needing a bridesmaid',she said.'A tall one. That way, I'll look more petite and feminine.

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Halt shook his head. Frankly, he'd seen sacks of potatoes that could sit a horse better than Erak

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You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.

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An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A ranger practices until he never gets it wrong.

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Horace normally didn't need anyone else to save his life. He was pretty skilled at doing it for himself.

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Don't worry, chief. We've got these Tualaghi surrounded - from the inside." "Exactly," Erak replied dryly.

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She didn't like the fact that she had reduced a man – no matter how evil he might be—to a drooling idiot.

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Never take your eyes off them, Horace said to Gilan, in an admonishing tone. Didn't MacNeil ever tell you that?

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Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.

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A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.

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You may believe you're an excellent rider," he called, "but there are a score of Temujai back there who actually are.

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You're a dead man, Arratay," Jerrel said through clenched teeth. Halt smiled. "That's been said before. Yet here I am.

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

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Yes, I'm back," he said, "And look who I ran into." Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard." "As hard as I could.

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It formed into small drops on his weather beaten features, drops that rolled down his cheeks. Strangely, some of them tasted like salt.

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Then the two friends leaned back and watched the sun rise clear of the trees. Best time of day, said Will. Yes, Horace agreed. What's for breakfast?

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I'll build mine tomorrow," Horace said through a mouthful of food. "This is excellent, Will! When I have grandchildren, I'll name them all after you!

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Do you have a death wish?" he asked. Will grinned at him. I'm just relying on your judgment," he replied. "I can't keep track of everything in my head.

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It was safe to assume that the rider would be carrying a weapon of some kind. After all, there was no point in wearing half armor and going weaponless.

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Ah, Signor Halt,' he said uncertainly, 'you are making a joke, yes?' 'He is making a joke, no,' Will said. 'But he likes to think he is making a joke, yes.

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Will raised both eyebrows. 'Well, you learn a new thing everyday,' he said reflectively. 'In your case, that's no exaggeration,' Halt said, completely straight-faced.

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