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“Meeting a dragon is like falling in love. Even though you have never experienced it before, you will know when it has happened.”
― Bill Richardson, After Hamelin

“Never laugh at live dragons.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“If the sky could dream, it would dream of dragons.”
― Ilona Andrews, Fate's Edge

“I cannot have a man who is afraid of everything, I don't have the time to soothe insecurities and fears, I cannot have a man who is standing on a stone by a creek, watching for the fish to swim by and every time he sees a fish he says "Oh look, this fish scares me, I wonder what this fish means, this fish might mean- this, or this fish might mean- that" for God's sake, they are just fish, and they don't mean anything! Such a sad thing, so many fine, strong men standing on top of little stones, pointing at fish all the time! Such a waste! Such a waste of time! I can only have a man who will leap into the water, not minding the damn fish and whatever other little things that scare him. I need to have someone who is braver than me; if I am a pirate, he has to be the pirate Captain, if I am a pirate Captain he has to be the flying dragon.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Dragons and legends...It would have been difficult for any man not to want to fight beside a dragon.”
― Patricia Briggs, Dragon Blood

“Someone needs to drag you kicking and screaming into this century.”
― Christine Feehan, Dark Prince

“Can't anyone ever start a fight without all the posturing and cheesy Bond-villain threats? It's not that hard. Here, let me demonstrate." And he smashed a fist into Colin's nose.”
― Julie Kagawa, Talon

“Besides, if there were no dragons of flesh and blood and fire, whence would come the idea for these stone carvings?”
― Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest

“How should we be able to forget those myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Rainer Maria Rilka

“When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“The best thought any writer ever come up with is of having a world with Dragons.”
― Viraj J. Mahajan, A Young Admirer

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”
― Albert Einstein

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.”
― Dr. Seuss

“You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here's a hint - ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn't just the women. It's the great male fantasy - all it takes is one dance to know that she's the one. All it takes is the sound of her song from the tower, or a look at her sleeping face. And right away you know - this is the girl in your head, sleeping or dancing or singing in front of you. Yes, girls want their princes, but boys want their princesses just as much. And they don't want a very long courtships. They want to know immediately.”
― David Levithan, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares