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“Agad bowed to the Fairy Queen. 'You are most wise, your majesty. 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

“Fablehaven's awesome!!so is the candy shop war!”
― Brandon Mull

“Whatever you do," Seth said around a chewy mouthful, "try not to leave me down here too long. You can only play a certain amount of Yahtzee games in a row before you become a lunatic."
"I'll keep that in mind.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“He's stubborn," Tux warned in a singsong tone.
"Stay out of this," Mark spat.
"And touchy," Tux added.”
― Brandon Mull

“Your mind was seizing on something to try to make sense of the emotion. Can you see the power emotion has to distort our outlook? Makes u wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day? ... We can exert a lot of control over our emotions. But sometimes they run away with us. These bottled-up emotions hit you with a lot of force. ... If you drink straight courage, you can beome reckless and foolhardy. For a good result, you have to temper the courage with a little fear, a little calm." Tanu, p109-110”
― Brandon Mull, Rise of the Evening Star

“A bar of gold means much more to a pauper than to a king”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven

“When I though I was utterly past feeling, you sparked my interest. I remain sufficiently curiouse to help you. I have no private agenda. You remain free to use your gifts however you choose."
Seth furrowed his brow. "I guess I don't feel more evil than before."
"Choices determine character. I can't make you evil any more than you can make me good. You made no decision to become a shadow charmer. These new abilities have been thrust upon you be circumstances beyond your control.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“If you have to travel,” Coulter said, “I can’t think of a better way than the Translocator.” “I know, I’m getting spoiled,” Warren replied. “I’m not sure I’ll be able to do airports ever again.” Tanu nodded. “No customs, no checked bags, no tiny seats for ten hours at a time.” “What are you griping about?” Warren said. “You hibernate like a grizzly on those long flights.” “I sleep to escape the torture,” Tanu maintained.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven: The Complete Series

“Vannessa wasn't wrong.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven: The Complete Series Boxed Set

“...but you don't need to understand everything about a world to live in it.”
― Brandon Mull, Sky Raiders

“You can only play a certain amount of Yatzee games in a row before you become a lunatic.”
― Brandon Mull

“Evil likes darkness.” “Why is that?” Seth asked. Grandma thought about the question a moment before answering. “Because evil likes to hide.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven

“Seth wished he had kept the zombie hand.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven: The Complete Series

“13. Who is the coolest author ever? Is it the guy who wrote Fablehaven? If not, what’s the matter with you?”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven: The Complete Series

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

“We humans are conflicted beings. Our beliefs don't always harmonize with our instincts, and our behavior doesn't always reflect our beliefs. ... We wage war between the person we are and the person we hope to become.”
― Brandon Mull

“Drink the milk.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven

“Choices determine character.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“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

“Excruciating agony makes me cranky.”
― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

“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 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

“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

“It was an emergency!" Seth blurted. "Read my lips - emergency reading - not some demented idea of fun. If I was starving, I would eat asparagus. If somebody held a gun to my head, I would watch a soap opera. And to save Fablehaven, I would read a book, okay, are you happy?"
You had best be careful, Seth," Grandma warned. "The love of reading can be contagious."
I just lost my appetite," he declared...”
― Brandon Mull

“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

“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