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title: "2 Giant Quotes By Kevin Crossley-Holland"
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> [“The three sons of Bor had no liking for Ymir... At last they attacked Ymir and killed him. His wounds were like springs; so much blood streamed from them and so fast, that the flood drowned all the frost giants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/the-three-sons-of-bor-had-no-liking-for-ymir-at-last-they-attacked/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

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> [“Ymir was a frost giant; he was evil from the first. While he slept, he began to sweat. A man and woman grew out of the ooze under his left armpit, and one of his legs fathered a son on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/ymir-was-a-frost-giant-he-was-evil-from-the-first-while-he-slept-he/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

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## Other authors on Giant

## More by Kevin Crossley-Holland

> [“The rivers that sprang from Hvergelmir streamed into the void. The yeasty venom in them thickened and congealed like slag, and the rivers turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/the-rivers-that-sprang-from-hvergelmir-streamed-into-the-void-the/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“Sometimes it's better not to see. Sometimes it's better to have a choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/sometimes-it-s-better-not-to-see-sometimes-it-s-better-to-have-a/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“The three sons of Bor had no liking for Ymir... At last they attacked Ymir and killed him. His wounds were like springs; so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/the-three-sons-of-bor-had-no-liking-for-ymir-at-last-they-attacked/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“The treachery of a friend is worse than the treachery of an enemy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/the-treachery-of-a-friend-is-worse-than-the-treachery-of-an-enemy/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“In the beginning was the word, and primitive societies venerated poets second only to their leaders. A poet had the power to name and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/in-the-beginning-was-the-word-and-primitive-societies-venerated-poets/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“Lif and Lifthrasir will have children. Their children will have children. There will be life and new life, life everywhere on earth. That was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/lif-and-lifthrasir-will-have-children-their-children-will-have/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“Ymir was a frost giant; he was evil from the first. While he slept, he began to sweat. A man and woman grew out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/ymir-was-a-frost-giant-he-was-evil-from-the-first-while-he-slept-he/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“Fearlessness is better than a faint-heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors. The length of my life and the day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/fearlessness-is-better-than-a-faint-heart-for-any-man-who-puts-his/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“Well, we must all make do. Humans aren't born equal. Each of us must make the most of ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/well-we-must-all-make-do-humans-aren-t-born-equal-each-of-us-must/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“You can teach someone a skill but you can't teach them spirit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/you-can-teach-someone-a-skill-but-you-can-t-teach-them-spirit/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“Be generous, be spirited, and you'll lead a happy life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/be-generous-be-spirited-and-you-ll-lead-a-happy-life/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

> [“As often as not, a man who sticks at home knows next to nothing about his guest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-crossley-holland/as-often-as-not-a-man-who-sticks-at-home-knows-next-to-nothing-about/)

[Kevin Crossley-Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-crossley-holland/)

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