Jenelle Leanne Schmidt > Quotes

“I know most people have given up on a happy ending. But I can’t. I have to hope.”
― Jenelle Schmidt, Five Enchanted Roses

“The steeper the climb, the more incentive to reach the top.

Even in the midst of the darkness, there is always a shard of light if we will but search for it hard enough and believe in it strongly enough.

A name portrays the nature of its wearer. The meaning of a name, however, portrays the trueness of its wearer in depths that very few ever come to comprehend.

May God bless you and keep you and give you peace in all that you do, and may we rest assured of this: that though we travel far apart and in many different directions and for long periods of time, we will meet again, if not in this lifetime, then in eternity, and there we will never have to say ‘good-bye’ again.

Courage is not found in lacking fear, courage is found in not allowing your fear to rule you.

Courage is really just facing fear.

Do not put too much stock in the stars my boy, they are fickle and distant and do not affect the lives of men by very great a margin.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

“My tutors all said that the greatest of the wizards died many years ago and that their like would never be again seen in our lands.”
“Historians can be a pessimistic lot. I have never met one that did not believe that the world’s best years had already passed.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“I will warn you now; adventures rarely, if ever, end. Once you step out on one you can never leave it behind; it follows you forever. Even if you make it home unharmed, you will never make it home unchanged.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

“The cartographers will not be pleased.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“A sleep-deprived wizard is a truly dangerous thing.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“I do not lack fear. Don't you understand? Courage is not found in lacking fear, courage is found in not allowing your fear to rule you. Think, young knight, would there bea ny courage required to face that which you do not fear?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, King's Warrior

“Who dares disturb a sleeping dragon?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Brant.”
Brant looked up and found himself facing Kiernan Kane. He frowned. “I thought I was asleep.”
“You are.”
“Then this is a dream?”
“It is a dream, yet it is not a dream.”
Brant ground his teeth. “You annoy me even in my sleep, Minstrel.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“We are your friends,” Arnaud’s voice was low and strong. “You do not stand alone.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Eat me if thou must, good dragon, but please take me to where it is dry first!”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Knowledge that is not used is often wasted, and it is shameful to waste anything, especially anything as valuable as knowledge.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

“Even in the midst of darkness, there is always a shard of light if we will but search for it hard enough and believe in it strongly enough.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Brant growled deep in his throat. “I liked it better when it was just a worthless hunk of rock. Now it’s a worthless hunk of rock, and it’s mocking me.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“It’s just like Kiernan Kane to send an urgent message hidden in an indecipherable mess of prophetic rhyme. By the time we’ve figured out what the thing means, we’ll be in the middle of danger only to realize that every assumption we made was completely wrong.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“We are warriors,” Devrin replied. “Our people are strong, accustomed to hardship, and will weather any storm. We may bend, but we do not break. We laugh into the gale and challenge it to do its worst. I believe with every fiber of my being that Llycaelon will survive even if the whole rest of the world falls.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“This is nice,” Dylanna commented.
“Almost like old times,” Kamarie said.
“Almost,” Oraeyn chuckled, “except we’re not outside in that rain. We’re not hungry, wet, cold, or lost, and there are no enemies chasing us. Except for that, it’s exactly like old times!”
Kamarie chuckled. “You left out being terrified out of our minds.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“They all said that they could not do it either, but they did; that is what made them so great. They did not believe in their own worth either, not one of those men thought that he was the right man for the throne, but that was their greatness: that they did not believe themselves to be so high.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, King's Warrior

“I don’t understand,” Oraeyn whispered hoarsely.
“It is not for us to understand,” Ina replied, her face clearing as she listened to Kaitryn. “It is for us to travel to the very edge of the light we are given.”
“And then?” Oraeyn asked.
A radiant smile beamed across Kaitryn’s face. “And then we jump with swords drawn, a battlecry on our lips, and we beat back the darkness.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“The prophecy seemed to indicate that we should stay together in order to succeed.”
“The prophecy has many meanings,” Kiernan said, “and none of them are clear.”
“Then why have a prophecy at all?” Brant demanded, a hint of his old irritation breaking into his voice.
“Has it really changed anything?” Kiernan asked.
“It has changed everything!”
“Interesting.” Kiernan looked thoughtful.“You really think so?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Laugh at yourself, high and mighty king, laugh at yourself or despair!”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Do you think you could have touched the Fang Blade if you were not worthy?” The Minstrel’s voice rang out with authority. “Do you think Yorien’s Hand would have accepted you, had you not been worthy? Would Ardura Palace have returned to life for you? Would men have followed you into battle, would your friends have trusted you, would the dragons respect you if you were truly not worthy? You have lost a battle, Wanderer! Stop behaving as though you had lost the war.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Perhaps that was part of growing up... Perhaps there would always be small pieces of his heart missing, scattered from town to town, staying with the people he cared about most.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Steal the Morrow

“Yole was annoyed that nobody had come to get him when the simple evening’s entertainment had turned into a clandestine council in a secret chamber and sulked a bit at not being included in mysterious meetings with strange minstrels.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“When all seems lost, look for Kiernan Kane.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Fear is nothing to be ashamed of,” he said. “Unless you let it rule you.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Steal the Morrow

“You’re not so different from Kiernan anyway. You both have lived long enough to lose friends—too long, maybe. Perhaps that’s why the Minstrel wears a mask and keeps people at arm’s length: he too knows the pain of loving too much.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Each and every one of these brave souls standing with him would rather die fighting for virtue and beauty than surrender to a life without either.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“I think, perhaps, that I begin to understand how much I do not know.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“He glanced over the side of the ship, and his stomach clenched. The ground was approaching much too fast. There was less fuel than they had realized. A scream pierced the air.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, The Orb and the Airship