“Be beholden to no one, he had said. Make sure you owe nobody any favors.” — John Flanagan Beholden Copy Share Image
“If you only value my advice when I agree with you, you don't value it at all.” — John Flanagan Advice Copy Share Image
I am the lord of Redmont Fief. He is my tenant. I am his commander. End of story. Ipso facto. Case-o closed-o. — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
He'd just have to lie there and die, watched over by strange stars who didn't know him, didn't care for him. It… — John Flanagan Care Copy Share Image
“A foolish way to get around." Hal smiled. "If the gods had meant us to ride horses, they never would have given… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Shall I call the others back in?" He nodded. "Why ask me? It's all of you who are making the decisions. — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
She knew more about these situations than she realized, he thought. She'd spent years at Duncan's side. "When in doubt," he added,… — John Flanagan Doubt Copy Share Image
Idiots, Halt muttered. If we were here to cause trouble, we could simply ride them both down — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“My leg hurts," the soldier whined. "Of course it does," Halt told him. "I put an arrow through it. Did you expect… — John Flanagan Humor Copy Share Image
It formed into small drops on his weather beaten features, drops that rolled down his cheeks. Strangely, some of them tasted like… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
But I wasn't happy... when I heard you two had assaulted Castle Macindaw with just thirty men,' [said Halt]. 'Thirty-three,' mumbled Horace...… — John Flanagan Castles Copy Share Image
Do you think you could put that boot back on?" he added mildly. "The window can only let in a limited ammount… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Oh, it's a case of 'they think I'll think that they'll do A, so they'll do B because I wouldn't think they'd… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“You know, one of these days, I'm actually going to take offense if people keep throwing out these slurs. And then things… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
What are you looking at, foreigner?” the guard demanded roughly. The smile was a little unsettling. A prisoner shouldn’t smile at his… — John Flanagan Foreigners Copy Share Image
Crowley shook his head. "I sometimes wonder if it was a good idea having Halt train apprentices. He seems to teach them… — John Flanagan Authority Copy Share Image
“How can you sleep at a time like this?” she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at… — John Flanagan Humor Copy Share Image
“Anything happening,” she whispered. “Aside from you blundering about like a lost elephant?” he asked, in the same low tone. She nodded,… — John Flanagan Humor Copy Share Image
“Ingvar was on his back, moaning quietly. The pillow under his head, his jacket and the blanket across him, and the mattress… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“How are the negotiations progressing?” Halt asked. Selethen pursed his lips. “As all such things progress. My chamberlain is asking for a… — John Flanagan Negotiation Copy Share Image
Shokaku is a crane of some kind.' 'For lifting things?' Will asked. 'For flying. A large bird type of crane,' she corrected… — John Flanagan Bird Copy Share Image
“The the uncertainty was dispelled and the melancholy lifted as he saw a familiar stocky figure moving near one of the tents.… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“There was a roar of delight from the forward bench, and then the bearlike figure of Nils Ropehander came lumbering down the… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Svengal lay groaning on the turf. His thighs were sheer agony. His buttocks ached. His calf muscles were on fire. Now, afterhe… — John Flanagan Agony Copy Share Image
Isn't that someone we know?" asked Horace. He pointed to where a cloaked figure sat by the side of the road a… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Halt," said Will eventually, "can I ask you a question?" "I think you just did," Halt replied, with the faintest hint of… — John Flanagan Time Copy Share Image
“You're an apprentice, you're not ready to think yet. -Ranger's Apprentice” — John Flanagan Apprentice Copy Share Image
Always expect trouble in the desert. Then you usually won't meet it. — John Flanagan Desert Copy Share Image
Don't concentrate on the obvious. They might want you to miss something else. — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it. — John Flanagan Copy Share Image