Dragonwatch, Vol. 5: Return of the Dragon Slayer (Dragonwatch, #5)

by Brandon Mull

The best teacher is pain.”

Some lessons are learned only through suffering.”

Simple truths are obscured by deception and illusion and often missed through inattention.”

“Little is more practical than knowing truth,”

“We create a home, forgetting it is temporary. We possess an item, forgetting this state will not endure. We dwell in a dimension of beginnings and endings. We embark on journeys, presuming to know what we seek, while the wise are always finding.

have smiled upon your transgression. But they will resist the repentance.”

You haven’t seen your light, but you’ve seen by your light all along.

“When we leave issues unresolved, they invariably resurface. In life, if you fail a test, you’re sure to face it again, in one form or another.

The land remembers kinder shapes and richer soil. Light resiliently flickers in the sky.

“This is pure light,” Konrad said. “True light doesn’t blind. It reveals.”

“Pure light casts no shadows,”

“Challenges give us something to push against, a way to try our strength,”

“Nobody in need of forgiveness deserves it,”

“How do I find forgiveness?” “Just claim it,” Konrad said. “Own your mistakes, then leave them behind as you keep trying.

Also, you’ll find that the more you forgive others, the easier it gets to forgive yourself.”

He was forgiven and deeply loved.

That which was broken by betrayal can be mended through sacrifice,’”

“Any amount of time always feels brief at its end,”

I wrestled with darkness for so long. I’m not sure I ever understood the toll it was taking. I feel . . . unburdened.”

Yes, this is real, this is bliss and deliverance. He opened his eyes. Thank you.

“Death is a difficult test from a mortal perspective. Trust me, though, death is a transition, not an ending.