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title: "1 Happen Time Quotes By Peter S. Beagle"
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> [The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things...Things must happen when it is time for them to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-true-secret-in-being-a-hero-lies-in-knowing-the-order-of-things/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

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## More by Peter S. Beagle

> [Your name is a golden bell hung in my heart. I would break my body to pieces to call you once by your name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/your-name-is-a-golden-bell-hung-in-my-heart-i-would-break-my-body-to/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say good-bye to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/farewell-she-said-i-hope-you-hear-many-more-songs-which-was-the-best/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [He is a great enough magician to tap our most common nightmares, daydreams and twilight fancies, but he never invented them either: he found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/he-is-a-great-enough-magician-to-tap-our-most-common-nightmares/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [...no place is more enchanted than where a unicorn has been born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/no-place-is-more-enchanted-than-where-a-unicorn-has-been-born/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [“...and it's not my place to chase around after you, fixing stuff. What I know's what I know, and it don't include putting the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/and-it-s-not-my-place-to-chase-around-after-you-fixing-stuff-what-i/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [The most professional curse ever snarled or croaked or thundered can have no effect on a pure heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-most-professional-curse-ever-snarled-or-croaked-or-thundered-can/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [“The baloney weighed the raven down, and the shopkeeper almost caught him as he whisked out the delicatessen door.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-baloney-weighed-the-raven-down-and-the-shopkeeper-almost-caught/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [Men have to have heroes, but no man can ever be as big as the need, and so a legend grows around a grain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/men-have-to-have-heroes-but-no-man-can-ever-be-as-big-as-the-need-and/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [A Clock is not time; it's numbers and springs. Pay it no mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/a-clock-is-not-time-it-s-numbers-and-springs-pay-it-no-mind/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned; unicorns may go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/heroes-know-that-things-must-happen-when-it-is-time-for-them-to/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering her open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-lady-amalthea-beckoned-and-the-cat-wriggled-all-over-like-a-dog/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [“Where have you been?" she cried. "Damn you, where have you been?" She took a few steps toward Schmendrick, but she was looking beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/where-have-you-been-she-cried-damn-you-where-have-you-been-she-took-a/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [Unicorns are not to be forgiven." The magician felt himself growing giddy with jealousy, not only of the touch but of something like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/unicorns-are-not-to-be-forgiven-the-magician-felt-himself-growing/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-magician-stood-erect-menacing-the-attackers-with-demons/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

> [You pile of stones, you waste, you desolation, I'll stuff you with misery till it comes out of your eyes. I'll change your heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/you-pile-of-stones-you-waste-you-desolation-i-ll-stuff-you-with/)

[Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/)

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