Alanna: The First Adventure Quotes
"He doesn’t care about anything, except his books and scrolls."
"I don’t want to be a knight! I want to be a great sorcerer! I want to slay demons and walk with the gods."
"Tomorrow you leave for the convent, and I go to the palace. That’s it."
"Many things—many things I do not understand."
"Heal, child. Heal all you can, or you’ll pay for it."
"Good luck, though. If we’re caught, we’ll both be skinned."
"You are here to learn chivalry, not to have a good time."
"You didn’t misunderstand, Ralon is no gentleman."
"It is a hard life, but you’ll get used to it."
"The world won't always order itself the way ye want. Ye have to learn discipline."
"I'm not quitting! I—I'm protesting! I'm protesting unfair treatment—and—and being worked till I drop."
"We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone."
"It's one reason I drink so much. And I see Ralon bullying you when you're alone or with the younger boys."
"The only way you'll win is if you think you're ready."
"I threw up after. I hate myself. I just knew more than Ralon did."
"Did you enjoy fighting Ralon? We'll forget for now he's older than you and a squire."
"Once you know the rules, life is pretty simple."
"There's so much wine in me that I don't have room for any sickness."
"I've been keeping something back. I have the Gift, and I'm trained to heal."
"A knight must develop all his abilities, to the fullest."
"We're trying to sweat the fever out, Majesty."
"We can trust Myles and Alan. We must trust them."
"I'd do anything to get out of Reports in Council."
"Alan's not tellin' you that my work doesn't always mean stayin' right with the law."
"It pays to have at least two doors—even three."
"For ten nobles, I'd still have kissed someone prettier."
"There isn't much you can keep from your servants, Highness."
"George, she's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen."
"George, if you ever want my life, you can have it."
"The sooner you accept that, the happier you will be."
"Luck to you, Alanna of Trebond. You'll need it."
"Our gods are much too busy in our lives for us to ignore them."
"To Alan and Lightning. May you never meet a better blade."
"It’s filled with magic, and of a kind I’ve never encountered," he said.
"A magic blade—whether you can work the magic or no—may well come in handy."
"Today we begin the study of illusion. Before you learn the practice—the casting—of illusions, you must first learn the theory behind making things seem to be what they are not."
"The magic that could unleash the powers in the crystal—and the sword—is lost to us forever."
"You’re doing the smart thing. Oh, you’ll be a great knight and rescue ladies and slay dragons and the like, but not all the monsters you meet are dragon shaped."
"Because I think he’d die for me, and—and I think I’d die for him."
"It’s always better to attack than to defend."
"That’s because I’m the only one with insanity in my family," she grumbled.
"It has been so long," a woman in red said with a sigh. "And they are so small."
"Who are you?" Jonathan demanded of the strangers.
"Your mortal weapons will not hurt us," he boomed. "We are the Ysandir. We are immortal. Our flesh is not like yours."
"Don’t you dare speak so to him!" Alanna cried.
"I may be a girl, but I can defend—or attack!—as well as any boy!"
"You think so?" she shouted furiously. "Then try this on for size!"
"I want to be a warrior maiden and do great deeds."
"Don’t forget your friends when you’re a legend."
"I hate getting wet," Alanna of Trebond told her mare.
"What do they know about girls anyway?" she asked Moonlight.
"Great Merciful Mother," she breathed with reverence.
"It is time we talked, you and I. Surely you know that you are one of my Chosen."