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But if we're going to kill them all, we might as well make an occasion of it.” Toshak shrugged. "Do as you wish,” he said. "Occasion or not, as long as they're all dead, I'm happy. (John Flanagan)
It's not what I expected," he said. "They're far more organized than our intelligence had led us to believe. View quote
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Got to keep losing horses," he said drowsily. "Bad habit. View quote
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It was not polite for a Temujai general to allow his emotions to show. View quote
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Stig: 'Of course, she'll sail rings around Wolfswind,' Hal: 'Then why didn't you tell him that?' Stig: 'I like my head where it is. View quote
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You should have left him to wander,” Svengal said coldly. Erak looked at him, eyebrows raised. "Would you?” he asked, and Svengal hesitated. At the end, Toshak had fought well and that counted for a lot of Skandians. "No,” he admitted. View quote
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Sometimes, he thought, all you could do was wait. View quote
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He had lost control over his own body, he realized dully. View quote
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Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable. View quote
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Idiots, Halt muttered. If we were here to cause trouble, we could simply ride them both down. View quote
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You can always win points; winning people's respect is a lot more important. (John Flanagan)
Men... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task. View quote
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You know, Gilan, sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit. It's not even wit at all. View quote
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So I'm an ace?' Will grinned. 'I'm flattered Halt, flattered. I had no idea you regarded me so highly.' Halt gave him a long-suffering look. 'I might have been more accurate to say a joker.' Whatever you say. View quote
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But then, in his lifetime, Halt had often ignored what was technically legal. Technicalities didn't appeal to him. All too often, they simply got in the way of doing the right thing. View quote
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Don't worry, chief. We've got these Tualaghi surrounded - from the inside." "Exactly," Erak replied dryly. View quote
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Tug looked nervously at his master. Horses aren't supposed to fly, he seemed to be saying. View quote
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Well, we can ride together for a while longer. The highway south is farther along this way. I'll be glad of some cheerful company." "First time anyone's said that about me," Halt replied. View quote
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I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from their slumbers. Forgive me if I didn't oblige. View quote
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He didn't look back. He never did. View quote
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Do you have a death wish?" he asked. Will grinned at him. I'm just relying on your judgment," he replied. "I can't keep track of everything in my head. (John Flanagan)
You may believe you're an excellent rider," he called, "but there are a score of Temujai back there who actually are. View quote
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I'll be needing a bridesmaid', she said.'A tall one. That way, I'll look more petite and feminine. View quote
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You know, one of these days, I'm actually going to take offense if people keep throwing out these slurs. And then things are going to get rather ugly. When we Skandians do take offense, we do it with a battleax. View quote
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If and perhaps.... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action. View quote
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