North! or Be Eaten Quotes

“Don't just follow your heart. Your heart will betray you.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Here I sit in the presence of queens and heroes and magic. Yes, magic. It is only when we have grown too old that we fail to see that the Maker’s world is swollen with magic – it hides in plain sight in music and water and even bumblebees”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“When children say it’s time to leave, they mean, “It’s time to leave.” When grownups say so, they really mean, “It’s time to begin thinking about leaving sometime in the near future.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“I'm too angry at you to let you die.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“She seemed older, no longer shocked that such a thing could happen in the world, but heartbroken because it had. her tears struck Janner as the right kind of tears.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“No, when a king forgets who he is, he looks for himself in the rubble of conquered cities. He is haunted by a bottomless pit in his soul, and he will pour the blood of nations into it until the pit swallows the man himself.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“It is true the Shining Isle is smoke and ashes and that darkness is wide over the land. But your long memories have failed you. Of all creatures, you should know that the darkness is seldom complete, and even when it is, the pinprick of light is not long in coming -- and finer for the great shroud that surrounds it.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“moved through the days in peace and wonder, for his whole story had been told for the first time, and he found that he was still loved.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“You call that poetry?”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was and who he was becoming?
Yes.
Like the pluck of a stringed instrument, the first edge of the sun broke loose and poured light over the world.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“How many times did a wicked man come to power and suddenly find his kingdom too small?”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Artham felt lighter and stronger, and for the first time in nine years, his mind was clear and sure. The words to a hundred of his own poems scrolled across his memory; he saw faces of old friends, battles he had fought, and even the most terrible moments of his life - and yet he remained himself. The wild animal inside that he had struggled so long to kill pulsed with power, but it was no longer his master. He rode the pain like a knight rides a horse. ...
Artham's eyes watered from the wind and from the speed and from the magnificent beauty of the land arrayed below him. Water streaked from the corners of his eyes ... and , in the vicious cold froze into silvery jewels.
He would have to write a poem about this.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Kalmar opened his eyes, and they were clear and blue.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothing. They saw the situation, grieved for it, and faced it.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Over and over again he said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” And over and over again, Nia said, “We love you, we love you.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Janner rested his head on his mother’s shoulder, surprised he could find any amount of comfort when their situation was so bleak, all because he was near those he loved and who loved him.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“What's magic, anyway? If you asked a kitten, 'How does a bumblebee fly?' The answer will probably be, 'Magic.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! Or Be Eaten

“Darkness is seldom complete, and even when it is, the pinprick of light is not long in coming---and finer for the great shrouds that surrounds it.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“In the words of Bimm Stack, 'I have an idea! Attend me closely and you might find your shoes!”
― Andrew Peterson, North! Or Be Eaten

“When a king forgets who he is, he looks for himself in the rubble of conquered cities.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“As the sky grew dark and the forest grew darker, Podo called a halt. There had been no sign of Stranders and no more toothy cows in the six hours since lunch.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“I don’t know,” Oskar said. “I found it in a book of Annieran poems. Very valuable.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“All children of the Shining Isle, rejoice!
A hero strides the field, the hill, the sand
With raven hair and shining blade in hand.
The wicked quake when lifts the Warden’s voice! So fleet his mount and fierce his mighty band!
So fair his word and fine his happy roar
That breezes o’er the Isle from peak to shore!
So tender burns his love for king and land!”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Oskar nodded. “Aye. If he’s survived this long, it’s either because of his wits or because Gnag the Nameless wants him alive, as he does you. Perhaps it’s a little of both. No, I’m certain Peet the Sock Man will show himself again someday. He’s no ordinary man, you know.” “He’s definitely not ordinary,” Janner said. “That’s not what I mean,” Oskar said. “It was said that Artham P. Wingfeather shone with Eremund’s Fire.1 The wicked fled before him, and for all the years he and your father occupied Castle Rysen, peace and joy ran deep as a river.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“His heart skipped a beat at the look of worry that flashed over Nia’s face. She was serene in the worst of circumstances, able to grow icy cold even as the heat of danger rose. But when the troll’s growl-moan sounded again, closer than before, her face wrinkled in a way that made her look old and”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Boys sometimes forget that before one leaves on an adventure, if at all possible, one must pack. There are situations in which packing is secondary—such as escaping a burning building—but if there is time to plan and arrange and discuss before leaving, then it is a fact of life that grownups will do so. When children say it’s time to leave, they mean, “It’s time to leave.” When grownups say so, they really mean, “It’s time to begin thinking about leaving sometime in the near future.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Gnag the Nameless”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Hey,” he said. “Hey,” she answered.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten

“Mobrik pushed Janner through the doors and into a world of nightmares. 38 Bright Eyes in a Dark Place Fire raged.”
― Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten