--- title: "19 Said Quotes By Peter S. Beagle" description: "19 Said quotes by Peter S. Beagle. Plus more from Peter S. Beagle and more Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/peter-s-beagle-1665_book_as-for-you-and-your-heart-and-the-things_1012546.png" --- > [As for you and your heart and the things you said and didn't say, she will remember them all when men are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/as-for-you-and-your-heart-and-the-things-you-said-and-didn-t-say-she/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/peter-s-beagle-1665_book_as-for-you-and-your-heart-and-the-things_1012546.png) > [“It’s whatever we can get, then,” she said, “on whatever terms we can get it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/it-s-whatever-we-can-get-then-she-said-on-whatever-terms-we-can-get-it/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/peter-s-beagle-1665_said_it-s-whatever-we-can-get-then-she-said-o_472514.png) > [He thought, or said, or sang, I did not know that I was so empty, to be so full.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/he-thought-or-said-or-sang-i-did-not-know-that-i-was-so-empty-to-be/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/peter-s-beagle-1665_empty_he-thought-or-said-or-sang-i-did-not-kno_1873927.png) > [Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/peter-s-beagle-1665_butterfly_farewell-she-said-i-hope-you-hear-many-m_25502.png) > [She said, "I will go no farther." "There is no choice. We can only go on." The magician said again. "We can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/she-said-i-will-go-no-farther-there-is-no-choice-we-can-only-go-on/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/peter-s-beagle-1665_choice_she-said-i-will-go-no-farther-there-is-n_3040884.png) > [Lir said, "It is my right. A hero is entitled to his happy ending, when it comes at last." But Schmendrick answered,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/lir-said-it-is-my-right-a-hero-is-entitled-to-his-happy-ending-when/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/peter-s-beagle-1665_alright_lir-said-it-is-my-right-a-hero-is-entitl_2314344.png) > [If she had touched me," he said very softly, "I would have been hers and not my own, not ever again. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/if-she-had-touched-me-he-said-very-softly-i-would-have-been-hers-and/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84e/peter-s-beagle-1665_calm_if-she-had-touched-me-he-said-very-softl_2887445.png) > [The unicorn halted in her slow, desperate round of the cage, realizing for the first time that the magician understood her speech.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-unicorn-halted-in-her-slow-desperate-round-of-the-cage-realizing/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/peter-s-beagle-1665_cages_the-unicorn-halted-in-her-slow-desperate_926959.png) > [Then what is magic for?" Prince Lír demanded wildly. "What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?" He gripped the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/then-what-is-magic-for-prince-l-r-demanded-wildly-what-use-is/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/peter-s-beagle-1665_fall_then-what-is-magic-for-prince-l-r-demand_2310560.png) > [You were the one who taught me," he said. "I never looked at you without seeing the sweetness of the way the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/you-were-the-one-who-taught-me-he-said-i-never-looked-at-you-without/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/peter-s-beagle-1665_hero_you-were-the-one-who-taught-me-he-said-i_3154686.png) > [The magician was studying her face with his green eyes. "Your face is wet," he said worriedly. "I hope that's spray. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/the-magician-was-studying-her-face-with-his-green-eyes-your-face-is/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/peter-s-beagle-1665_cry_the-magician-was-studying-her-face-with_1130354.jpg) > [Marveling at his own boldness, he said softly, "I would enter your sleep if I could, and guard you there, and slay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/marveling-at-his-own-boldness-he-said-softly-i-would-enter-your-sleep/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/peter-s-beagle-1665_boldness_marveling-at-his-own-boldness-he-said-so_1041018.png) > [Sing to me," she said. "That would be valiant, to raise your voice in this dark, lonely place, and it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/sing-to-me-she-said-that-would-be-valiant-to-raise-your-voice-in-this/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/peter-s-beagle-1665_dark_sing-to-me-she-said-that-would-be-valian_1069534.png) > [But I must go on," said the Lady Amalthea, "for it is never finished. Even when I wake, I cannot tell what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/but-i-must-go-on-said-the-lady-amalthea-for-it-is-never-finished-even/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/peter-s-beagle-1665_awake_but-i-must-go-on-said-the-lady-amalthea_594546.png) > [All lives are composed of two basic elements," the squirrel said, "purpose and poetry. By being ourselves, squirrel and raven, we fulfill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/all-lives-are-composed-of-two-basic-elements-the-squirrel-said/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/peter-s-beagle-1665_elements_all-lives-are-composed-of-two-basic-elem_2220283.jpg) > [The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/peter-s-beagle-1665_cat_the-lady-amalthea-beckoned-and-the-cat-w_254271.jpg) > [I'll tell you something. Once I was very fond of a poem by Emily Dickinson or somebody. I only remember one line…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/i-ll-tell-you-something-once-i-was-very-fond-of-a-poem-by-emily/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/peter-s-beagle-1665_bed_i-ll-tell-you-something-once-i-was-very_2188412.jpg) > [I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms," said he. "I'm none but a harper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/i-am-no-king-and-i-am-no-lord-and-i-am-no-soldier-at-arms-said-he-i-m/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/peter-s-beagle-1665_arms_i-am-no-king-and-i-am-no-lord-and-i-am-n_1073754.png) > [Unicorns are not to be forgiven." The magician felt himself growing giddy with jealousy, not only of the touch but of something…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/peter-s-beagle-1665_blind_unicorns-are-not-to-be-forgiven-the-magi_259510.png) ## Other authors on Said ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said/peter-s-beagle/#itemlist", "name": "19 Said Quotes By Peter S. 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