Rafe Martin > Quotes

“Be brave, be bold, my dear, but do not be too bold. Do not go looking for trouble. It has a way of finding you on its own, soon enough.
-Rose”
― Rafe Martin, Birdwing

“What is breakable must break, so that what is unbreakable may be found.”
― Rafe Martin, A Zen Life of Buddha

“Tomorrow", said Peter when they reached the gate. "Same time. We'll meet here. No need for the yard."

"You'll... you'll take me?" exclaimed Ardwin. "You'll take me as you student? Why? I was terrible!"

"Yes, you were. But you have perseverance, Prince Ardwin. You kept at it despite your lack of success. What's more, you made no complaint against the wind, and you damaged no arrows. When you failed, you made no moan. Bran broke a bow over his knee when he began, so frustrated did he become.”
― Rafe Martin, Birdwing

“Yes, Ardwin remembered. This is the way swans like to travel. A tailwind can make even the longest and riskiest flight possible. It was a good sign.”
― Rafe Martin, Birdwing

“He has lived cloaked so long, he did not know how to reveal his heart.”
― Rafe Martin, Birdwing

“The prince’s response is not simply naïve. With habitual filters removed he saw sickness, old age, and death as if for the first time. A haiku by Shohaku strikes this same stunned note: A starlit night;
The sky – the size of it,
The extent of it!”
― Rafe Martin, A Zen Life of Buddha