--- title: "15 Men Quotes By John Flanagan" description: "15 Men quotes by John Flanagan. Plus more from John Flanagan and more Men sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/john-flanagan-904_dead_you-re-a-dead-man-arratay-jerrel-said-th_2329169.png" --- > [You're a dead man, Arratay," Jerrel said through clenched teeth. Halt smiled. "That's been said before. Yet here I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/you-re-a-dead-man-arratay-jerrel-said-through-clenched-teeth-halt/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fa/john-flanagan-904_dead_you-re-a-dead-man-arratay-jerrel-said-th_2329169.png) > [She didn't like the fact that she had reduced a man – no matter how evil he might be—to a drooling idiot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/she-didn-t-like-the-fact-that-she-had-reduced-a-man-no-matter-how/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/john-flanagan-904_drooling_she-didn-t-like-the-fact-that-she-had-re_2062587.png) > [Men... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/men-performed-better-when-they-understood-why-they-were-being-asked/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fa/john-flanagan-904_greatness_men-performed-better-when-they-understoo_332966.png) > [There's nothing honerable in a man who hides behind a blue woman's hanky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/there-s-nothing-honerable-in-a-man-who-hides-behind-a-blue-woman-s/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/john-flanagan-904_behinds_there-s-nothing-honerable-in-a-man-who-h_598465.png) > [My freind is the man who gives me a book I aint read."Abraham Linclion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/my-freind-is-the-man-who-gives-me-a-book-i-aint-read-abraham-linclion/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/john-flanagan-904_abraham_my-freind-is-the-man-who-gives-me-a-book_3164828.png) > [Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/once-you-best-a-man-never-gloat-be-generous-and-find-something-in-his/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/john-flanagan-904_action_once-you-best-a-man-never-gloat-be-gener_552006.jpg) > [They have terrified my poor wife and threatened my very person!" Halt eyed the man impassivley until the outburst was finished. Worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/they-have-terrified-my-poor-wife-and-threatened-my-very-person-halt/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/john-flanagan-904_halt_they-have-terrified-my-poor-wife-and-thr_284283.jpg) > [What the devil is Chocho?' Will whispered. Horace's grin broadened. 'You are. It's what the men call you,' he said. Then he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/what-the-devil-is-chocho-will-whispered-horace-s-grin-broadened-you/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/john-flanagan-904_behinds_what-the-devil-is-chocho-will-whispered_798461.jpg) > [ But I wasn't happy... when I heard you two had assaulted Castle Macindaw with just thirty men,' \[said Halt\]. 'Thirty-three,' mumbled Horace...… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/but-i-wasn-t-happy-when-i-heard-you-two-had-assaulted-castle-macindaw/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/john-flanagan-904_castles_but-i-wasn-t-happy-when-i-heard-you-two_1529128.jpg) > [Halt snorted derisively. "Battleschool evidently isn't what it used to be," he replied. "It's a fine thing when an old man like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/halt-snorted-derisively-battleschool-evidently-isn-t-what-it-used-to/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/john-flanagan-904_bed_halt-snorted-derisively-battleschool-evi_997324.png) > [King Duncan looked up and swept his gaze slowly around the room. Cassandra, he saw, was defiant as ever. Arald's face was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/king-duncan-looked-up-and-swept-his-gaze-slowly-around-the-room/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/john-flanagan-904_admiration_king-duncan-looked-up-and-swept-his-gaze_824384.png) > [A minor fief had risen up against their cruel and avaricious lord, with hundreds of people surrounding his Manor house, threatening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/a-minor-fief-had-risen-up-against-their-cruel-and-avaricious-lord/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/john-flanagan-904_aghast_a-minor-fief-had-risen-up-against-their_2651496.png) > [Looks like he's lost a guinea and found a farthing," Horace said, then added, unnecessarily, "Will, I mean." Halt turned in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/looks-like-he-s-lost-a-guinea-and-found-a-farthing-horace-said-then/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/john-flanagan-904_eye_looks-like-he-s-lost-a-guinea-and-found_1127035.png) > [And with his arm around the younger man's shoulders still, he led him away from the bow and back to the small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/and-with-his-arm-around-the-younger-man-s-shoulders-still-he-led-him/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/john-flanagan-904_admiring_and-with-his-arm-around-the-younger-man_1682027.jpg) > [You had this young man with you for... what, six years?" Halt shrugged. "Near enough," he replied. "And did you ever understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/you-had-this-young-man-with-you-for-what-six-years-halt-shrugged-near/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/john-flanagan-904_country_you-had-this-young-man-with-you-for-what_2335006.png) ## Other authors on Men - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 1,027 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 710 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 463 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 378 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [Samuel Johnson 361 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/samuel-johnson/) - [Mark Twain 354 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 354 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 349 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/ayn-rand/) - [Mehmet Murat Ildan 332 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-ward-beecher-41729.jpg) Henry Ward Beecher 289 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/henry-ward-beecher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 283 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-swami-vivekananda-88348.jpg) Swami Vivekananda 278 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/swami-vivekananda/) ## More by John Flanagan > [What about you three, where are you going?" Even before Halt answered, Will knew what he was going to say. But that didn't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/what-about-you-three-where-are-you-going-even-before-halt-answered/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“There's a tavern by the docks. He's there most evenings." "Then I'll talk to him tonight," Halt said. "You can try. But he's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/there-s-a-tavern-by-the-docks-he-s-there-most-evenings-then-i-ll-talk/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-sun-was-trembling-on-the-brink-of-the-world-the-shadows-at-their/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [We're going to see Ragnak," Halt told him. "He's going to have to promise to free every slave who fights for Hallasholm." Will shook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/we-re-going-to-see-ragnak-halt-told-him-he-s-going-to-have-to-promise/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“We must wait," she said. "They are involved in important buisness." Her tone was serious, almost reverntial. The two of them stopped, some five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/we-must-wait-she-said-they-are-involved-in-important-buisness-her/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [So I'm an ace?' Will grinned. 'I'm flattered Halt, flattered. I had no idea you regarded me so highly.' Halt gave him a long-suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/so-i-m-an-ace-will-grinned-i-m-flattered-halt-flattered-i-had-no-idea/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“Damn! I hate farewells!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/damn-i-hate-farewells/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“They sailed into Raguza and Hal said, as bold as brass, “We’ve come to challenge Zavac and we plan to kick his—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/they-sailed-into-raguza-and-hal-said-as-bold-as-brass-we-ve-come-to/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Are there bears in these mountains?" he asked. His companion nodded. "Of course. But it's a bit early in the year for them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/are-there-bears-in-these-mountains-he-asked-his-companion-nodded-of/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Well I'm not dancing," Will said through gritted teeth. "I don't know how." Oh yes you are," Alyss told him. "Let's hope you're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/well-i-m-not-dancing-will-said-through-gritted-teeth-i-don-t-know-how/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-battle-if-you-could-call-it-that-lasted-no-more-than-a-few-seconds/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Well, we can ride together for a while longer. The highway south is farther along this way. I'll be glad of some cheerful company."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/well-we-can-ride-together-for-a-while-longer-the-highway-south-is/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“Does it matter?" Halt asked. Horace shrugged. "Not really, I suppose. I just wondered why you'd gone to the kitchen and why you took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/does-it-matter-halt-asked-horace-shrugged-not-really-i-suppose-i-just/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Maybe we should have gone with him," he said, a few minutes after his friend was lost to sight. "Three of us would make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/maybe-we-should-have-gone-with-him-he-said-a-few-minutes-after-his/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Best way then is to be waiting for them to bring Halt and the others out of that prison,” he said, almost to himself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/best-way-then-is-to-be-waiting-for-them-to-bring-halt-and-the-others/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/john-flanagan/#itemlist", "name": "15 Men Quotes By John Flanagan", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You're a dead man, Arratay,\" Jerrel said through clenched teeth. Halt smiled. \"That's been said before. 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Worse than that,\" he said quietly, \"they've wasted my time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/they-have-terrified-my-poor-wife-and-threatened-my-very-person-halt/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/john-flanagan-904_halt_they-have-terrified-my-poor-wife-and-thr_284283.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/john-flanagan-904_halt_they-have-terrified-my-poor-wife-and-thr_284283.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/john-flanagan-904_halt_they-have-terrified-my-poor-wife-and-thr_284283.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“They have terrified my poor wife and threatened my very person!\" Halt eyed the man impassivley until the…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What the devil is Chocho?' Will whispered. Horace's grin broadened. 'You are. It's what the men call you,' he said. Then he added, 'It's a term of great respect.' Behind them, Halt nodded confirmation. 'Great respect,' he agreed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/what-the-devil-is-chocho-will-whispered-horace-s-grin-broadened-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/john-flanagan-904_behinds_what-the-devil-is-chocho-will-whispered_798461.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/john-flanagan-904_behinds_what-the-devil-is-chocho-will-whispered_798461.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/john-flanagan-904_behinds_what-the-devil-is-chocho-will-whispered_798461.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What the devil is Chocho?' Will whispered. Horace's grin broadened. 'You are. It's what the men call you,'…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But I wasn't happy... when I heard you two had assaulted Castle Macindaw with just thirty men,' [said Halt]. 'Thirty-three,' mumbled Horace... The Ranger gave him a withering look. 'Oh, pardon me... three more men does make a lot of difference.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/but-i-wasn-t-happy-when-i-heard-you-two-had-assaulted-castle-macindaw/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/john-flanagan-904_castles_but-i-wasn-t-happy-when-i-heard-you-two_1529128.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/john-flanagan-904_castles_but-i-wasn-t-happy-when-i-heard-you-two_1529128.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/john-flanagan-904_castles_but-i-wasn-t-happy-when-i-heard-you-two_1529128.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But I wasn't happy... when I heard you two had assaulted Castle Macindaw with just thirty men,' [said Halt]…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Halt snorted derisively. \"Battleschool evidently isn't what it used to be,\" he replied. \"It's a fine thing when an old man like me can sleep comfortably in the open while a young boy gets all stiff and rheumatic over it.\" Horace shrugged. \"Be that as it may,\" he replied, \"I'll still be glad to sleep in a bed tonight.\" Actually, Halt felt the same way. 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Cassandra, he saw, was defiant as ever. Arald's face was set and determined. Halt and Crowley's faces were inscrutable in the shadows of their cowls. The two younger men were both a little wide-eyed- obviously uncomfortable at the emotions that had been bared in the room. There was still a hint of admiration in Will's eyes, however, as he continued to stare at the Baron. Rodney was nodding in agreement with Arald's statements, while Gilan made a show of studying his nails.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/king-duncan-looked-up-and-swept-his-gaze-slowly-around-the-room/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/john-flanagan-904_admiration_king-duncan-looked-up-and-swept-his-gaze_824384.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/john-flanagan-904_admiration_king-duncan-looked-up-and-swept-his-gaze_824384.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/john-flanagan-904_admiration_king-duncan-looked-up-and-swept-his-gaze_824384.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“King Duncan looked up and swept his gaze slowly around the room. 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Crowley shook his head in wonder. \"It's just as well he didn't go into the Diplomatic Service. We'd be at war with half a dozen countries by now if he was on the loose.\" Will drew a deep breath to begin talking. 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