Daniel Castleton-Rudolph > Daniel's Quotes

“Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven

“An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.”
― Brandon Mull

“When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.”
― Brandon Mull, Grip of the Shadow Plague

“We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.”
― Brandon Mull

“I was vanquished by a deer!'
A giant magical flying deer with fangs,' Seth said, parroting a description Gavin had shared earlier.
That sounds a little better,' Warren conceded. 'Seth is in charge of my tombstone.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“The curse of mortality. You spend the first portion of your life learning, growing stronger, more capable. And then, through no fault of your own, your body begins to fail. You regress. Strong limbs become feeble, keen senses grow dull, hardy constitutions deteriorate. Beauty withers. Organs quit. You remember yourself in your prime, and wonder where that person went. As your wisdom and experience are peaking, your traitorous body becomes a prison.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven

“I hate how my past actions keep messing up my future options, Seth muttered.
Then you've started down the road to wisdom, Grandpa replied.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“Luck has a way of evaporating when you lean on it.”
― Brandon Mull, Keys to the Demon Prison

“....there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can't always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“That was cool.'
You're psychotic.”
― Brandon Mull, Grip of the Shadow Plague

“ You should have Hugo throw you in the pool."
The golem turned his head toward Seth, who shrugged.
"Sure, that would be fun."
Hugo nodded, grabbed Seth, and, with a motion like a hook shot, flung him skyward. Kendra gasped. They were still thirty or forty feet away from the edge of the pool. She had pictured the golem carrying Seth much closer before tossing him. Her brother sailed nearly as high as the roof of the house before plummeting down and landing in the center of the deep end with an impressive splash.
Kendra ran to the side of the pool. By the time she arrived, Seth was boosting himself out of the waster, hair and clothes dripping. "That was the freakiest, awesomest moment in my life!" Seth declared. "But next time, let me take off my shoes.”
― Brandon Mull, Rise of the Evening Star

“All boys belong in insane asylums.”
― Brandon Mull

“For Frito-Lay!" - Newel and Doren”
― Brandon Mull, Keys to the Demon Prison

“Some imagine the difference between heaven and hell to be a matter of geography. Not so. The difference is much more evident in the individuals who dwell there.”
― Brandon Mull, Keys to the Demon Prison

“Could you just call me Pigeon?” he asked the teacher when she read his name.
“Does your mother call you Pigeon?”
“No.”
“Then to me you are Paul.”
...
“Nathan Sutter,” the teacher read.
“My mother never calls me Nathan.”
“Is it Nate?”
“She calls me Honeylips.”
― Brandon Mull, The Candy Shop War

“I like pancakes.”
― Brandon Mull

“Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.”
― Brandon Mull, Rise of the Evening Star

“A crossbow?” Pigeon asked.
I left my battle-ax in my other jeans,” the man said.”
― Brandon Mull, The Candy Shop War

“It's a sword, not a fairy wand, you know.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“One thing' Erak said. 'Tell your men to keep their noses clean while they're in Hallasholm. I don't want any trouble.'
Zavac nodded and smiled. 'I understand. This is a quiet town and you don't want the peace disturbed.'
Erak smiled back, but it was like a smile on the face of a shark. 'No. This is a very violent town and if your men cause trouble, my people will break their heads a for them. I don't want to be paying any blood money for damage done to your crew. Understand?'
Zavac's smile faded. He looked for some sign that the Oberjarl was joking, but he saw none. He nodded again, slowly this time.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“Stig: 'Of course, she'll sail rings around Wolfswind,'
Hal: 'Then why didn't you tell him that?'
Stig: 'I like my head where it is.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“You can always win points; winning people’s respect is a lot more important.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“Neither boy ever intended to speak about the events at the cliff that day. But of course their mothers eventually worked the truth out of them. Mothers always do.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“Only if you're a numbskull."

"Numbskull yourself! Want me to numb your skull with this shovel?”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“What a brotherband!" he declared. "A thief, a touchy first mate, a shortsighted bear, a joker, two twins who can't tell each other apart, a bookworm and a skirl who doesn't know the right shape for a ship's sail." He beamed at all of them, then added, "I can't think of better qualities in a wolfship's crew.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“It’s only cheating if you’re caught doing it. Otherwise, it’s good tactics.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“When Erak was safely out of earshot, Stig turned to his friend. ‘Of course, she’ll sail rings around Wolfwind,’ he said. ‘Then why didn’t you tell him that?’ Hal asked, grinning. ‘I like my head where it is.”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“battle tactics—although the latter were relatively simple in the Skandian world, usually consisting of a headlong charge in response to the command, “Let’s get ’em!”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts

“They would work from dawn till dusk, studying and practicing weapons craft and battle tactics—although the latter were relatively simple in the Skandian world, usually consisting of a headlong charge in response to the command, “Let’s get ’em!”
― John Flanagan, The Outcasts