--- title: "1 Heroes Survive Quotes By T. Kingfisher" description: "1 Heroes Survive quotes by T. Kingfisher. Plus more from T. Kingfisher and more Heroes Survive sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/t-kingfisher-18176_first-place_but-as-long-as-they-gave-us-medals-that_274290.jpg" --- > [“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to survive terrible things. If you give them a medal, then you don’t ever have to ask why the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/but-as-long-as-they-gave-us-medals-that-fixed-it-as-far-as-the-army/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/t-kingfisher-18176_first-place_but-as-long-as-they-gave-us-medals-that_274290.jpg) ## More by T. Kingfisher > [“Between one stride and the next, the herd of reindeer faded away. She felt a last few ghosts go with her, shoulder on shoulder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/between-one-stride-and-the-next-the-herd-of-reindeer-faded-away-she/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“Headache is always preferable to heartache, and if you’re focusing on not throwing up, you aren’t thinking about how the friends of your youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/headache-is-always-preferable-to-heartache-and-if-you-re-focusing-on/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“Thank you,” breathed Rhea. “Oh, thank you! I will never step on a slug again!” She could have sworn that the nearest slug turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/thank-you-breathed-rhea-oh-thank-you-i-will-never-step-on-a-slug/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to survive terrible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/but-as-long-as-they-gave-us-medals-that-fixed-it-as-far-as-the-army/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“—and start a little before the beginning, because we are usually wrong about where things begin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/and-start-a-little-before-the-beginning-because-we-are-usually-wrong/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“You're from Florida. There's got to be more holes to hell in Florida than any other state.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/you-re-from-florida-there-s-got-to-be-more-holes-to-hell-in-florida/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“—but the world is unfair, and sometimes we must use that unfairness to our advantage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/but-the-world-is-unfair-and-sometimes-we-must-use-that-unfairness-to/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“My heart is smaller,” she whispered.  “Of course,” said the woman. “Reindeer have greater hearts than humans. They have to, to give us as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/my-heart-is-smaller-she-whispered-of-course-said-the-woman-reindeer/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“I stole the very shiniest words and hoarded them all up until they made something worth having.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/i-stole-the-very-shiniest-words-and-hoarded-them-all-up-until-they/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“Inspiration knocks now and again, but spite bangs on the door all year long.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/inspiration-knocks-now-and-again-but-spite-bangs-on-the-door-all-year/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“This was like that, only without the flash or the headache. I felt the world shift around me. Javier hadn't been looking at me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/this-was-like-that-only-without-the-flash-or-the-headache-i-felt-the/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“And you and your wise prince will talk long into the night, every night, and live to a ripe old age. And the children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/and-you-and-your-wise-prince-will-talk-long-into-the-night-every/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“It is sometimes easier to be punished for something than it is to be a victim of random cruelty. As long as Ingeth can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/it-is-sometimes-easier-to-be-punished-for-something-than-it-is-to-be/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“Evil magic could flow through her like a river in full flood. Fortunately for the rest of us, there's a lot of Agnes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/evil-magic-could-flow-through-her-like-a-river-in-full-flood/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) > [“And he will be as handsome as the dawn and wear red and he will keep ravens of his own. And your beautiful bird…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-kingfisher/and-he-will-be-as-handsome-as-the-dawn-and-wear-red-and-he-will-keep/) [T. Kingfisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-kingfisher/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heroes-survive/t-kingfisher/#itemlist", "name": "1 Heroes Survive Quotes By T. Kingfisher", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to survive terrible things. 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