Cressida Cowell

“ Isn't Fate artistic?”

— Cressida Cowell

Sometimes it is only a True Friend who knows what we mean when we try to speak. Somebody who has spent a…

— Cressida Cowell

“He looked as frightened as I was. I looked at him, and I saw myself."1,080 rount”

— Cressida Cowell

However small we are, we should always fight for what we believe to be right. And I don’t mean fight with the…

— Cressida Cowell

“I NAME THIS LAND TOMORROW, FOR IT SHALL LAST FOREVERMORE!”

— Cressida Cowell

“Human hearts are not made out of stone. Thank Thor. They can break, and heal, and beat again.”

— Cressida Cowell

“You, dear reader, I am sure cannot imagine what it might be like to live in a world in which books are…

— Cressida Cowell

“I myself grew up to be not only a Hero, but also a Writer. When I was an adult, I rewrote A…

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Wartihog put up his hand. "What happens if we can't read, sir?" "No boasting, Wartihog!" boomed Gobber. "Get some idiot to read…

— Cressida Cowell

“History, you see, is like the interlocking wheels turning in a ticking-thing. Something unexpected happens, some sort of hiccup ... the wheels…

— Cressida Cowell

And now that its ruby eyes are set into the gold, you cannot see their tear-shape, so they seem to be laughing…

— Cressida Cowell

“The world broke open like a big white egg.”

— Cressida Cowell

Books were despised by the Viking Tribes, as they were seen as a horrible civilizing influence and a threat to the barbarian…

— Cressida Cowell

“Thank you for nothing, you stupid reptile.”

— Cressida Cowell

“I dream of an Heir who shall be a Dragon-Whisperer, a Swordfighter, a Man who talks with Monsters and who will harness…

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“If you're going to start a new life, you might as well start it NOW.”

— Cressida Cowell

“Toothless crossed his eyes and made a gulping noise with his throat as if he was swallowing ... "AAAAAAARGH!" screamed Hiccup. Toothless…

— Cressida Cowell

“You can Cheat a Dragon's Curse. You do not have to accept the hand that Fate has dealt you.”

— Cressida Cowell

“What you g-g-gonna do, tough guy? Tickle Toothless to d-d-death?”

— Cressida Cowell

“Who is to say that your friend's life is worth more than a Dragon's?' said One Eye, who was taking up most…

— Cressida Cowell

“The first Dragon was enough to give you nightmares. The second Dragon was enough to give your nightmares nightmares.”

— Cressida Cowell

“He says he comes in peace," said Hiccup "He's still going to kill us, though.”

— Cressida Cowell

Remember, there is nothing wrong with a healthy sense of self-respect.

— Cressida Cowell

Always sailing, sailing, sailing...never quite reaching.

— Cressida Cowell

“Hiccup followed him carefully ... and fell over again. "BRAVO!" clapped Alvin, to Hiccup's surprise. "But I fell over again" said Hiccup.…

— Cressida Cowell