Trying Quotes by John Flanagan

9 Trying quotes by John Flanagan

Flanagan’s knack for turning struggle into a heroic journey shows up in these nine brief quotes on trying. Expect a tone that feels like a mentor urging you onward.

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Will looked up angrily, shaking his head in disbelief. Will you shut up? he said tautly. Horace shrugged in apology. 'I'm sorry'…

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Horace, when you get older, try to avoid being saddled with an apprentice. Not only are they a damned nuisance, but apparently…

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But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should…

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Sit down, Will. There’s a good fellow,” he said. “Yes, sir,” replied Will, and Halt’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “He’s never…

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In a month, the passes into Teutlandt and Skanida will be open and my companion and I will be on our way."…

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You surely can't be trying to blame us for Erak's habit of charging ashore waving an axe and grabbing everything that isn't…

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Horace, who had been trying to find out the meaning of Kurokuma for some time now, was pleased to hear the translation.…

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You had this young man with you for... what, six years?" Halt shrugged. "Near enough," he replied. "And did you ever understand…

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Svengal lay groaning on the turf. His thighs were sheer agony. His buttocks ached. His calf muscles were on fire. Now, afterhe…

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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…

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“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…

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The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.

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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…

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“We must wait," she said. "They are involved in important buisness." Her tone was serious, almost reverntial. The two of them stopped, some five…

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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…

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“Damn! I hate farewells!”

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“They sailed into Raguza and Hal said, as bold as brass, “We’ve come to challenge Zavac and we plan to kick his—”

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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…

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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…

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The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds.

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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."…

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“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…

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Maybe we should have gone with him," he said, a few minutes after his friend was lost to sight. "Three of us would make…

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Best way then is to be waiting for them to bring Halt and the others out of that prison,” he said, almost to himself.…

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