Unbound Quotes

“Wouldn’t it be easier just to dodge the attack?” Holt asked. “Gosh, Holt, I’d never considered that.” Rake screwed up his face in mock concentration and tapped his temple. “You know what, we should avoid being hit by all things trying to hurt us. I just don’t know why no one thought of this before”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“I’ve found that all beings – whether dragon or human – find it impossible to get out of their own way. They have a set of beliefs about the world, about the people or dragons in it, about how things are and how they should be, and anything that counters those beliefs, whether it’s true or whether for good, doesn’t matter – they will resist it with every fiber of their being. Even to their own detriment. To change would be worse. To surrender one’s beliefs is to surrender much more.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“Aberanth scoffed. “Poor results either way if you ask me. Either we bury Rake, or we find him insufferably triumphant and will have to kill him ourselves.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“Train harder,” Holt ended for him. “Yes,” Rake said, rather pleased. “I think you’re getting better,” Ash said. “Thanks Ash. A bit of encouragement is nice.” “Just you wait until I start on you, my little white friend,” Rake said. The fact that Ash was larger than him seemed to be lost on Rake.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“Twin stars,” he said to no one in particular. “One light, one dark, yet their souls do not reflect their cores.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“Master Cook, by the time Farsa returns, you’ll either be a Champion or you’ll be dead. It’s one or the other.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“It is life, young one. Our true strength lies not in staving off suffering but in how we deal with it when it comes.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“If you’re brave and willing, there are ways to expedite your growth.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“When you put it like that, it begs the question, what’s the point in trying to change things at all?”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“That’s so hard to do. To voluntarily reduce oneself to ashes and then rise again. It’s so hard that most choose to stand in the flames and burn.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“And I’ve found that all beings – whether dragon or human – find it impossible to get out of their own way. They have a set of beliefs about the world, about the people or dragons in it, about how things are and how they should be, and anything that counters those beliefs, whether it’s true or whether for good, doesn’t matter – they will resist it with every fiber of their being. Even to their own detriment. To change would be worse. To surrender one’s beliefs is to surrender much more.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“Do not help those who can help themselves.’ There was dignity in overcoming struggle. A student should struggle until they mastered an ability, a sword form, or a meditation technique. If someone else always picked her back up, she would learn only to fall.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“Not every experiment will yield the results you desire,” Aberanth said. “You must learn to accept failure as well as triumph.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“You, me, Aberanth, and Ash – we’re dangerous to them. We are chaos.” Holt’s mouth turned rather dry. “When you put it like that, it begs the question, what’s the point in trying to change things at all?” Rake leaned forward, his cheerful expression replaced by grave wisdom. “That, my young friend, is the only thing more dangerous. To give in. An easy thing to do. In fact, it’s the easiest thing of all. So, sure, give up all hope in the face of adversity. Yet know that if you surrender yourself to that dark void, you will lose your empathy and disconnect from anyone and anything you once cared about. If the world and those in it are so terrible, then why not allow the scourge to win? Why fight if nothing is worth fighting for?”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“You have to surrender your entire self in that case. You must start from scratch and rebuild yourself and how you view the world. That’s so hard to do. To voluntarily reduce oneself to ashes and then rise again. It’s so hard that most choose to stand in the flames and burn.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“there will only be one end unless – we – try.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound

“You bet on whether Ash and I would die?” “Not in the slightest,” Rake said. “I said you would make it, and that’s why Aberanth owes me ten gold pieces.” “I said no such thing,” Aberanth insisted, but Rake ignored him, grinning his wolfish grin.”
― Michael R. Miller, Unbound