--- title: "1 Destined Greatness Quotes By Darren Shan" description: "1 Destined Greatness quotes by Darren Shan. Plus more from Darren Shan and more Destined Greatness sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/darren-shan-1943_destined-for-greatne_i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-d_3000944.png" --- > [“I've lived and seen enough to know how difficult it is to settle for a small life when you're destined for greatness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-difficult-it-is-to-settle-for/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/darren-shan-1943_destined-for-greatne_i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-d_3000944.png) ## More by Darren Shan > [“But knowing me the way I do (now that sounds weird!),”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/but-knowing-me-the-way-i-do-now-that-sounds-weird/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“I know the names of every intelligent being, the spots on the wings of every butterfly that broke out of a cocoon, the genetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/i-know-the-names-of-every-intelligent-being-the-spots-on-the-wings-of/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“If mankind's destined to bite the bullet, let's bite it and be damned.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/if-mankind-s-destined-to-bite-the-bullet-let-s-bite-it-and-be-damned/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“Mr. Crepsley was every bit as composed as he'd sworn he would be. He didn't even shed a tear when the funeral litter was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/mr-crepsley-was-every-bit-as-composed-as-he-d-sworn-he-would-be-he/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“Normal people don’t know how lucky—how blessed—they are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/normal-people-don-t-know-how-lucky-how-blessed-they-are/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [The demons were scary, but girls - Well, girls are really terrifying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/the-demons-were-scary-but-girls-well-girls-are-really-terrifying/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [For an hour or more he was neither human nor vampire, just a howling, hungry creature of dark delights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/for-an-hour-or-more-he-was-neither-human-nor-vampire-just-a-howling/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“I will not make you a vampire," Mr. Crepsley insisted. "You must forget about it. Go home and get on with your life." "No!"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/i-will-not-make-you-a-vampire-mr-crepsley-insisted-you-must-forget/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [To be a druid is to embrace death, dance with it a while, and finally fall prey to it. That is why we'll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/to-be-a-druid-is-to-embrace-death-dance-with-it-a-while-and-finally/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [Your spikes have gone floppy,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/your-spikes-have-gone-floppy/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“I'm hungry," he whimpered instead. "Food is on its way." "No," he said. "The other kind of hunger." P198”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/i-m-hungry-he-whimpered-instead-food-is-on-its-way-no-he-said-the/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [“People need devils and dark gods, if only to give them a foe to rally against, an obstacle to overcome. Your people understood that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/people-need-devils-and-dark-gods-if-only-to-give-them-a-foe-to-rally/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [But I don't think Art's an Einstein - he likes tugging ears, biting people and burping too much to be a genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/but-i-don-t-think-art-s-an-einstein-he-likes-tugging-ears-biting/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/if-he-turned-his-back-on-humanity-now-it-would-be-forever/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) > [...The pain didn't bother me. In fact, I welcome it: It meant I was alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/the-pain-didn-t-bother-me-in-fact-i-welcome-it-it-meant-i-was-alive/) [Darren Shan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-shan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destined-greatness/darren-shan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Destined Greatness Quotes By Darren Shan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I've lived and seen enough to know how difficult it is to settle for a small life when you're destined for greatness.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Darren Shan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-shan/i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-difficult-it-is-to-settle-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/darren-shan-1943_destined-for-greatne_i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-d_3000944.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/darren-shan-1943_destined-for-greatne_i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-d_3000944.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/darren-shan-1943_destined-for-greatne_i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-d_3000944.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've lived and seen enough to know how difficult it is to settle for a small life when you're destined for…” — Darren Shan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destined-greatness/darren-shan/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destined-greatness/darren-shan/", "name": "Destined Greatness Quotes by Darren Shan", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destined-greatness/darren-shan/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/darren-shan-1943_destined-for-greatne_i-ve-lived-and-seen-enough-to-know-how-d_3000944.png" }, "description": "1 Destined Greatness quotes by Darren Shan. 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