It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don’t play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.
― Patricia Briggs
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Now. Now, Annwyl. No need to curtsy. A simple nod of your head and absolute worship will be more than enough.
― G.A. Aiken, Dragon Actually
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If the sky could dream, it would dream of dragons.
― Ilona Andrews, Fate’s Edge
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Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
― G.K. Chesterton
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Til shade is gone,
til water is gone
Into the shadow with teeth bared
Screaming defiance with the last breath
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day.
― Robert Jordan, The Dragon Reborn
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I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore
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We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
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You can’t map a sense of humor. Anyway, what is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons? On the Discworld we know that There Be Dragons Everywhere. They might not all have scales and forked tongues, but they Be Here all right, grinning and jostling and trying to sell you souvenirs.
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic
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But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.
― Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea
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Anyone can slay a dragon …but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That’s what takes a real hero.
― Brian Andreas
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