Garth Nix

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?

— Garth Nix

“Everything moved rapidly after the tea was drunk.”

— Garth Nix

Charity is a very labour-intensive virtue.

— Garth Nix

“Waiting feeds fear. Courage comes with deeds.”

— Garth Nix

Who or what are you? Besides insufferably rude?

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It's always better to be doing.

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I love you," he whispered. "I hope you don't mind.

— Garth Nix

Bee stings are very educational

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“I will not give up. It is the right thing to do, no matter the consequences.”

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There is always a choice, even if the alternatives don't appear to be equal.

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Just like the Perimeter! It never rains but it pours," declared the Major.

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Fine!" muttered Mogget. "Wet, cold, and full of holes. Another fun day on the river.

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Sometimes it is easier to see the light when you stand partly in the darkness.

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Fear and realisation of ignorance, strong medicines against stupid pride.

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Be careful..you're all I've got left, to remind me who I really am.

— Garth Nix

The visions are fragmented and a dark cloud spreads like spilt ink across the pages of possible futures.

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“I didn't know why he became a tree. I don't really know anything about why druids become trees- Peace and quiet, said…

— Garth Nix

“Our parts now -- which perforce we must play -- are not father and daughter, but one old Abhorsen, making way for…

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So I'll do that, and I'll do my best and if my best isn't good enough, at least I will have done…

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People often presume I'm from whatever country they're from. So Americans presume I'm American and the British presume I'm British. And they're…

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“ Don't look , part of his mind said. If you don't see trouble, it doesn't exist. But it does , thought…

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More advice. Don't go near the Old One. Do go near the Old One. Don't stay past twelve. Trust the Will. Don't…

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“I wish I had adventures like you do,” Leaf said as she traced her finger over the writing on the invitation. “They…

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“I used to think like that at school," Sabriel answered. "Dreaming about the Old Kingdom. Proper Charter Magic. Dead to bind. Princes…

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“Bert and Dehlia had planted the seed of thought in her mind, and it was growing away busily putting out new shoots…

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I’m not going,” he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper,…

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If only Sam could have stayed just like the Dog, she thought. A comforting friend without the complication of romantic interest.There had…

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“Prepare a crossing party," snapped Horyse. "A single person to cross. Miss Abhorsen, here. And Sergeant, if you or Private Rahise so…

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I think I've actually benefited from Australia being a kind of combination of both British and American culture. We kind of got…

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“What's your name? she asked. Street rat, scum girl, you good-for-nought, said the child bitterly. What is it really? asked Anya. ...…

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“Please, Mogget,” whispered Lirael, too soft to be heard by anyone at all. But the white shape did hear. It stopped and…

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“Volí si stezku chodec, nebo stezka chodce?”

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Let this be my final lesson. Everyone and everything has a time to die.

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Death and what came after death was no great mystery to Sabriel. She just wished it was.

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“Do you think I could still be a wizard? One day?' 'Perhaps,' said the Good Wizard. 'I was a princess myself once.”

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A year ago, I turned the final page of The Book of the Dead. I don't feel young any more.

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Fish and fowl, warm sun and shady trees, the field mice in the wheat, under the cool light of the moon.

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“Soft, the snow falling/Steam spiraling from coffee/The slain cold and still”

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“Cats never liked to admit to names. Being named might lead to being held responsible for something.”

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