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Quotes from Dragon Magic — Andre Norton

1912–2005 United States

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10 quotes

A foot of jade is of no value, an inch of time is to be prized.

Dragon Magic (1972)

Jade and men are both shaped by harsh tools; be not unaware of sudden changes of fortune.

Dragon Magic (1972)

Stout men, not stout walls, make a well-held city.

Dragon Magic (1972)

Each man follows the path of destiny, but no two paths are alike. It seems that mine now runs into a place of evil intent, wasted wisdom, and stupidity.

Dragon Magic (1972)

From a gabled roof the rolling melon has two choices of descent, though both lead to disaster.

Dragon Magic (1972)

Does mud care which cloak it bespatters?

Dragon Magic (1972)

Not to know is bad; not to strive to know is worse.

Dragon Magic (1972)

There was a saying of the peasants—the rat cannot call the cat to account. But it was also true that if the moon moves but slowly, still it crosses the city.

Dragon Magic (1972)

He was listening, too, for it is through the eyes and ears that one learns. A spiderweb of facts can tie up the lion of action; not to know is bad; not to strive to know is worse.

Dragon Magic (1972)

Treasure! That word, which had always been so exciting, meant something different now. Fafnir had taken the treasure and turned from man into monster because of his greed for it. Mimir, who had been Sigurd’s master and good friend—when the treasure had lain before him, he, too, became a monster, in another way. Then Sigurd had made his choice, to leave the evil, and so he had gone away a hero.

Dragon Magic (1972)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Andre Norton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.