Quote by Natalie Herzer

“Never despise a pawn. If it succeeds in crossing the board safely, it becomes a queen - the most powerful piece in the game.”

— Ellen Renner

“Even a pawn can take down a queen.”

— Chanda Hahn

“Ah, but you were not a pawn. All along, you have been the queen.”

— Margaret Rogerson

“They sometimes forgot what happened if you let a pawn get all the way up the board.”

— Terry Pratchett

“Every piece had a place where it belonged, and a pawn could not fill the space designed for a queen. He”

— George R.R. Martin

“But a pawn could become a queen if she reached the end and came back again.”

— Kim Harrison

“The pawn that reaches the last rank, he told himself, becomes a queen.”

— George R.R. Martin

“Pawns are such fascinating pieces, too...So small, almost insignificant, and yet--they can depose kings. Don't you find that interesting?”

— Lavie Tidhar

“The thing about pawns," Emily said, almost to herself, "is if they reach the other end of the board, they become a queen.”

— Lauren Smith

“Some guys live in worlds where pawns stay pawns. I'm one move from king.”

— Darnell Lamont Walker

“They were pawns, pitifully despicable and disposable, and yet they were strong and fearsome.”

— Mikhail Iossel

“How often do pawns win? They lose because they only move two ways. You’re marching to your death on a stubborn ideal.”

— Eva Natsumi