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> [There, close enough to spit on--if I'd been a barbarian and inclined to spit--was the dragon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/there-close-enough-to-spit-on-if-i-d-been-a-barbarian-and-inclined-to/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

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> [They'd poisoned me, dammit. Probably to trade my dead body to the barbarians for Wulfgar's safe return. Or maybe just for the fun of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/they-d-poisoned-me-dammit-probably-to-trade-my-dead-body-to-the/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

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## Other authors on Barbarians

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-gibbon-31792.jpg) Edward Gibbon 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barbarians/edward-gibbon/)

## More by Vivian Vande Velde

> [Those Grimm brothers," she said with a sigh, "they'll never amount to anything." And she was right because all they ever became was writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/those-grimm-brothers-she-said-with-a-sigh-they-ll-never-amount-to/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [Then, early, early, early in the morning-just as in countless Disney films-I heard a rooster crow. But guess what? They don't do it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/then-early-early-early-in-the-morning-just-as-in-countless-disney/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/the-wolf-sniffed-beneath-the-door-to-be-sure-this-was-a-human-cottage/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [Number one rule for fiction: Coincidence can be used to worsen a characters predicament, but never to solve his problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/number-one-rule-for-fiction-coincidence-can-be-used-to-worsen-a/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [“That's very kind of you," she said bitterly, for she no longer believed in kindness. "And you're willing to do this...why? Because you're fond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/that-s-very-kind-of-you-she-said-bitterly-for-she-no-longer-believed/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [“Still,” I said, “I am sorry. But I was desperate to rescue my sister.” “I understand,” the sagging dragon assured me. He explained, “I,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/still-i-said-i-am-sorry-but-i-was-desperate-to-rescue-my-sister-i/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [“And there was this sweet-looking little old lady with her white hair in a bun and everything, the typical grandmother type, and she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/and-there-was-this-sweet-looking-little-old-lady-with-her-white-hair/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [There, close enough to spit on--if I'd been a barbarian and inclined to spit--was the dragon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/there-close-enough-to-spit-on-if-i-d-been-a-barbarian-and-inclined-to/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [ A \[reformed\] vampire ... mostly tries to make reparation for his previous evil by doing good deeds-most commonly, apparently, going into the crime solving business. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/a-reformed-vampire-mostly-tries-to-make-reparation-for-his-previous/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [“Number one rule for fiction: Coincidence can be used to worsen a character’s predicament, but never to solve his problems.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/number-one-rule-for-fiction-coincidence-can-be-used-to-worsen-a-2/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [She sighed. Loudly. "Physical appearance is not what is important." Yeah right. Tell that to any girl who hasn't bothered to put on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/she-sighed-loudly-physical-appearance-is-not-what-is-important-yeah/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [Giannine--What are they going to do: smack me on the head with a pamplet?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/giannine-what-are-they-going-to-do-smack-me-on-the-head-with-a-pamplet/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [ “After a little bit, \[the wolf\] heard a human voice call out from inside the house, "Little Red Riding Hood, is that you? Have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/after-a-little-bit-the-wolf-heard-a-human-voice-call-out-from-inside/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [They'd poisoned me, dammit. Probably to trade my dead body to the barbarians for Wulfgar's safe return. Or maybe just for the fun of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/they-d-poisoned-me-dammit-probably-to-trade-my-dead-body-to-the/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

> [If you don't like vampire games, don't play](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vande-velde/if-you-don-t-like-vampire-games-don-t-play/)

[Vivian Vande Velde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vande-velde/)

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