Dragonquest Quotes

“There wasn’t a man alive in Pern who hadn’t secretly cherished the notion that he might be able to Impress a dragon. That he could be linked for life to the love and sustaining admiration of these gentle great beasts. That he could transverse Pern in a twinkling, astride his dragon. That he would never suffer the loneliness that was the condition of most men - a dragonrider always had his dragon.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“I speak of the skill of working together, the technique of crossing the arbitrary lines of land, craft, and status, because we must learn more from each other than the simple fact that none of us can stand alone and survive!”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“Your initial mistake, my dear F’lar,” and the Harper’s voice was at its drollest, “was in providing salvation from the last imminent disaster in a scant three days by bringing up the Five Lost Weyrs. The Lord Holders really expect you to provide a second miracle in similar short order.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“In the lake, in the center, the stars were mirrored.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“Mankind has a history of forgetting the unpleasant, the undesirable. But ignoring its existence, it can make the source of past Terror disappear.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“Mankind has a history of forgetting the unpleasant, the undesirable. Bu ignoring its existence, it can make the source of past Terror disappear.”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“But Lord Raid and Lord Sifer had an unpleasant habit of reminding Benden Weyr riders of their loyalty at every opportunity. Gratitude is an ill-fitting tunic that can chafe and smell if worn too long. Lord”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“invidious”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“indefatigable,”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest

“La experiencia real es el conocimiento”
― Anne McCaffrey, Dragonquest