Men have to have heroes, but no man can ever be as big as the need, and so a legend grows around… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned; unicorns… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things...Things must happen when it is time for them… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“But what's left on earth that I haven't tried?" Prince Lír demanded. "I have swum four rivers, each in full flood and… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
When I was very young every grownup was a hero. It's been all downhill since then, and I have only two left. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Sing to me," she said. "That would be valiant, to raise your voice in this dark, lonely place, and it will be… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Then what is magic for?" Prince Lír demanded wildly. "What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?" He gripped the… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Lir said, "It is my right. A hero is entitled to his happy ending, when it comes at last." But Schmendrick answered,… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“He is a true hero," she said, "a dragonslayer, a giantkiller, a rescuer of maidens, a solver of impossible riddles. He may… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
You were the one who taught me," he said. "I never looked at you without seeing the sweetness of the way the… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Your name is a golden bell hung in my heart. I would break my body to pieces to call you once by your name. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say good-bye to… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
He is a great enough magician to tap our most common nightmares, daydreams and twilight fancies, but he never invented them either: he found… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“...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… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
The most professional curse ever snarled or croaked or thundered can have no effect on a pure heart. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“The baloney weighed the raven down, and the shopkeeper almost caught him as he whisked out the delicatessen door.” — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Men have to have heroes, but no man can ever be as big as the need, and so a legend grows around a grain… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned; unicorns may go… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering her open… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“Where have you been?" she cried. "Damn you, where have you been?" She took a few steps toward Schmendrick, but she was looking beyond… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
