“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
― Mulan
― Mulan
“Yes. A few weeks with people closer to his own age will do him good. After all, folk do say I can be a little grim from time to time."
"You, Halt? Grim? Who could say such a thing?" Gilan said. Halt glanced at him suspiciously. Gilan was, all too obviously, just managing to keep a straight face.
"You know, Gilan," He said, "sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit. It's not even wit at all.”
―
"You, Halt? Grim? Who could say such a thing?" Gilan said. Halt glanced at him suspiciously. Gilan was, all too obviously, just managing to keep a straight face.
"You know, Gilan," He said, "sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit. It's not even wit at all.”
―
“But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked.
Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.”
― Erak's Ransom
Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.”
― Erak's Ransom
“Failure is just a few seconds away from success.”
― The Battle for Skandia
― The Battle for Skandia
“Face your fears, Halt had always thought him, and more often than not they fade like mist in the sunshine”
― The Sorcerer in the North
― The Sorcerer in the North
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