Skandar and the Skeleton Curse Quotes

“You do realise that you almost always suggest having tea in life-or-death situations?’ Mitchell said dryly, sitting down on one of the smooth flat rocks by the fire. ‘I do.’ Agatha shrugged. ‘And have any of you ever come to serious harm?’ ‘Depends on what you mean by harm,’ Bobby mumbled,”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“Light does not equate to good. And dark does not equate to evil. There is no light without shadow, no darkness without dawn, no death without life.”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“You do realise that you almost always suggest having tea in life-or-death situations?”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“People aren't meant to live for ever; they're meant to live for love. That way - no matter how long they live - they leave something good behind.”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“You want me to start a revolt?” Skandar asked, raising an eyebrow. “Only a little one,” Agatha said—and winked.”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“If you pretend confidence for long enough, you forget it’s not real,”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“The Silver Circle would rather we all forget this, because there is strength in realising life is complicated - that the monsters are not always the ones who dwell in darkness, and the handsome leaders are not always the ones who should be in charge.”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

“There are four levels of predator that riders are capable of creating: Hider, Hunter, Marauder and Mythical.’ On the last of those words, Mitchell went a bit misty-eyed. ‘The Hiders are the least powerful – think of the types of animals that eat others but aren’t that big or scary, the ones that lie in wait to strike, like a snake. The Hunters are the next level up – like that jackal today. Then Marauders are even more impressive – like Rex’s cheetah. He must have studied cheetahs really closely in the library. And then—’ ‘Wait, Rex created that cheetah based on a book?’ Bobby interrupted. ‘Riders used to spend hundreds of hours in libraries poring over ancient illustrations brought by the first people to train here,’ Mitchell explained, and then he blinked rapidly. ‘I’ve just had a thought! Maybe that’s partly why elemental predators have stayed banned. After the Treaty, maybe the Island was worried that Mainlander riders would be better at creating them because Mainlanders can study the predators in real life.’ ‘That sounds very likely,’ Skandar said darkly. ‘Anyway,’ Mitchell continued, clearly wanting to finish his lecture, ‘the Mythicals are the fourth level of predator and hardly any riders in history have been able to create those. The First Rider could, and one of the silver brothers who started the ancient war with the spirit wielders. Erm, let me think…’ ‘Mythical? As in, they take the shape of mythical creatures?’ Skandar couldn’t quite believe what he was hearing. ‘Yes. Phoenixes, griffins, krakens, thunderbirds, dragons—’ ‘Dragons?!’ Bobby looked very excited.”
― A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse