A crossbow?” Pigeon asked. I left my battle-ax in my other jeans,” the man said.

— Brandon Mull

Adamant," Dozen said proudly, handing over the shield. "We fished it out of the tar pit where we found the shirt of mail."" Probably all belonged to the same careless adventurer," Newel speculated. "Too much money, not enough talent.

— Brandon Mull

A lie twice believed is self deceived

— Brandon Mull

And you came back to Syrian?" Gallo ran said in disbelief." Believe it or not, I came through the same hippopotamus that brought me here the first time. Jumped into the tank on purpose. I wanted to keep others from wasting their time pursuing the Word. And I couldn't ditch Rachel." Galloran smiled. "Truly, you are possessed by that species of madness that begets heroism.

— Brandon Mull

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

— Brandon Mull

Are you her boyfriend?”... No, I’m her fiancé.” Nate said. We’ve been promised to each other since birth,” Summer added. Our wedding isn’t until March.

— Brandon Mull

Are you missing the library again?" Seth asked, startling her as he walked into the room. Kendra turned to face her brother. "You caught me," she congratulated him. "I'm reading."" I bet the librarians back home are panicking. Summer vacation, and no Kendra Sorenson to keep them in business. Have they been sending you letters?"" Might not hurt you to pick up a book, just as an experiment." Whatever. I looked up the definition for 'nerd' in the dictionary. Know what it said?"" I bet you'll tell me."" 'If you're reading this, you are one.' "You're a riot." Kendra turned back to the journal, flipping to a random page. Seth took a seat on his bed across from her. "Kendra, seriously, I can sort of see reading a cool book for fun, but dusty old journals? Really? Has anybody told you there are magical creatures out there?" He pointed out the window." Has anybody told you some of those creatures can eat you?" Kendra responded. "I'm not reading these just for fun. They have good info.""like what? Patton and Lena smooching?" Kendra rolled her eyes. "I'm not telling. You'll end up in a tar pit."" There's a tar pit?" he said, perking up. "Where?

— Brandon Mull

Can you see the power emotion has to distort out outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day?

— Brandon Mull

Could you just call me Pigeon?” he asked the teacher when she read his name.“Does your mother call you Pigeon?”“No.”“Then to me, you are Paul.”...”Nathan Sutter,” the teacher read.”My mother never calls me Nathan.”“Is it Nate?”“She calls me Honey lips.

— Brandon Mull

...even misplaced faith can help us gain knowledge. We try to be smart about where we put our faith, and we adjust as we learn more.

— Brandon Mull