“My name is Magnus Chase. I’m sixteen years old. This is the story of how my life went downhill after I got myself killed.”
― The Sword of Summer
― The Sword of Summer
“They’re not dead,” I told the goat. “They both have pulses.” “Oh.” The goat sighed. “Well, give them a few more hours and they’ll probably be dead.” “What is wrong with you?” “Everything,” said the goat.”
― The Sword of Summer
― The Sword of Summer
“The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.”
― Jefferson the Virginian
― Jefferson the Virginian
“I hate this plan,” I said. “Let’s do it.”
― The Sword of Summer
― The Sword of Summer
“Wrongly chosen, wrongly slain, A hero Valhalla cannot contain. Nine days hence the sun must go east, Ere Sword of Summer unbinds the beast.”
― The Sword of Summer
― The Sword of Summer
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