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“Great things are only made out of love and out of pain. A great sword must be made out of the very best steel. But what truly makes the sword great, is what happens to the sword after it is made. We call this the 'testing’ of the sword. The sword is bashed and hammered and hollered into shape by the bright hammer. It is thrust into the fierce heat of the fire, where it softens, and then it is quickly quenched in water, where it hardens again. The higher the temperature, the fiercer the fire, the tougher and the greater the sword eventually becomes. The whole testing process can make a sword, or break it. The same could be said for the making of a Hero.”
― Cressida Cowell, How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

“If it doesn’t end well, then it isn’t the end.”
― Cressida Cowell, How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury

“No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings.”
― Martin Scorsese

“I love you Hiccup, although my stiff lips will not let me make the kind words I hear other mothers speaking... I cannot change or regret the wandering Warrior I am. But by Thor's thunder, I can fight for you, with all my Warrior heart, and this is one thing that I truly excel at.”
― Cressida Cowell, How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel