The advice I continually give to young writers is this, “Learn to paint pictures with words.” Not just once upon a time, but … In the long secret dust of ages, beneath a blue forgotten sky, where trade winds caress the sun bleached shores of unknown realms …
BRIAN JACQUESStep aside? I step aside for nobeast, whether it be a hallowed hedgehog, an officious otter, a seasoned squirrel, a mutterin’ mole or a befuddled badger!
More Brian Jacques Quotes
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Who knows, my friend? Maybe the sword does have some magic. Personally, I think it’s the warrior who wields it.
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Pick-a-lock, Pick-a-lock, you’ll regret the day, When you took a mouse thief and locked him away, Silly cat, look at that, it’s two for one, A thief and a warrior, by dawn will be gone.
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Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.
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Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.” -Cornflower
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Step aside? I step aside for nobeast, whether it be a hallowed hedgehog, an officious otter, a seasoned squirrel, a mutterin’ mole or a befuddled badger!
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Fate is fickle, and the company of unwilling friends short lived.
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So here is my story, may it bring Some smiles and a tear or so, It happened once upon a time, Far away, and long ago, Outside the night wind keens and wails, Come listen to me, the Teller of Tales!
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Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.
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The door of our Abbey is always open to any travellers roaming the dusty path between the woodlands and the plains.
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Where’s the point in fighting and slaying if you can make a friend out of anybeast instead of a foe?
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The more ‘otter it is, the more ‘otter otters likes it
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Good fortune go with you, to your journey’s end, let the waters run calmly, for you, my dear friend.
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Friar Hugo, old friend, brace yourself. I am the bearer of tragic news!” Alarm spread across Hugo’s pudgy features.
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Sighing restlessly, the boundless sea broke huge rollers into white cream which hissed hungrily up to the tideline.
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He came with death held in his paw Which no rat born could face Oh woe to those who break the law Of Sunflash and his mace!
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