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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1) QUOTES

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1) QUOTES

1 " There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather be--but for some reason I still feel... homesick. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

2 " Blood was shed that you three might breathe the good air of life, and if that means you have to miss out on a Zibzy game, then so be it. Part of being a man is putting others' needs before your own. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

3 " In the immortal words of Loshain P'stane, 'If anyone reads this without permission, he will be most certainly and brutally slain. Or at the very least I'll chop off a finger or two. Or three. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

4 " That evil was a nameless evil, an evil whose name was Gnag the Nameless. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

5 " It is no small thing to be a Throne Warden of Anniera. They have been sung about by bards for a thousand years and are accorded a place of honor like no other kingdom—like no other king—in the world—not because they’re lords, but because they’re servants. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

6 " Lad, it's one thing to be poor in pocket - nothing wrong with that. But poor in heart - that's no good. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

7 " But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

8 " Before roaring over Fingap Falls, the River Blapp was wide and peaceful, clear as a spring, and the fish to be caught there were both delicious and docile, except for the many fish that were poisonous to the touch, and the daggerfish that were known to leap into boats and impale the stoutest fisherman. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

9 " So this is a story about light and goodness and Truth with a capital T. It's about beauty, and resurrection, and redemption. But for those things to ring true in a child's heart, the storyteller has to be honest. He has to acknowledge that sometimes when the hall light goes out and the bedroom goes dark, the world is a scary place. He has to nod his head to the presence of all the sadness in the world; children know it's there from a very young age, and I wonder sometimes if that's why babies cry. He has to admit that sometimes characters make bad choices, because every child has seen their parent angry or irritable or deceitful--even the best people in our lives are capable of evil.

But of course the storyteller can't stop there. He has to show in the end there is a Great Good in the world (and beyond it). Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to show how beautiful is the prick of light. Gather all the wickedness in the universe into its loudest shriek and God hears it as a squeak at best. And that is a comforting thought. When a child reads the last sentence of my stories, I hope he or she drifts to sleep with a glow in their hearts and a warmth in their bones, believing that all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

10 " Right now, for your Podo, the thing before him is to find Leeli, not to think about how it happened or who’s to blame. And the thing before us is to wait in this old cottage without giving up hope. Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

11 " Farther south, the Plains of Palen Jabh-J were as safe as they were beautiful, except for the ratbadgers that slithered through the tall grass (a farmer from South Torrboro claimed to have seen one as big as a young meep, which is about the size of a full-grown chorkney, an animal that stands about as high as a flabbit). "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

12 " Lad, it’s one thing to be poor in pocket—nothing wrong with that. But poor in heart—that’s no good. Look at them. They’re sad in the eyes, and it’s a sadness no amount of money could repair. Why, they hardly remember what it’s like to laugh from the belly anymore. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

13 " The Jewels of Anniera,” Nia said, “have been sought by Gnag the Nameless since the Great War fell on the shores of the Shining Isle and overcame it. Gnag destroyed all that was good and beautiful in that place…except for the jewels. And he has sought them ever since. He has obsessed over them and ruined nations in his search because he believes that the Jewels of Anniera hold a hidden power. His hunt for the jewels is what’s led him to Skree. If he didn’t believe they had come here, I don’t think he would have bothered crossing the Dark Sea of Darkness at all. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

14 " No one spoke. None of the children even breathed. Their hearts thrummed with the truth of what had been spoken. The air around Peet’s words would have shimmered if it were possible to see such a thing, and the children knew it to be true. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

15 " Lad, it’s one thing to be poor in pocket—nothing wrong with that. But poor in heart—that’s no good. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

16 " As hard as he tried not to think about it, the nursery rhyme that had terrified children in the land of Skree for years sang in his head, and he lay there in the pale moonlight, his lips barely moving. Lo, beyond the River Blapp The Carriage comes, the Carriage Black By shadowed steed with shadowed tack And shadowed driver driving Child, pray the Maker let you sleep When comes the Carriage down your street Lest all your dreams be dreams of teeth And Carriages arriving To wrest you from your berth and bower In deepest night and darkest hour Across the sea to frozen tower Where Gnag the Nameless pounds you At Castle Throg across the span, A world away from kith and clan You’ll weep at how your woes began The night the shadows bound you Away, beyond the River Blapp, The Carriage came, the Carriage Black By shadowed steed with shadowed tack The night the Carriage found you "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

17 " Your wee sister and brother are treasures, same as you, "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

18 " Janner was silent. Podo was silent. The thwaps in the bag were silent. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

19 " Tink dreamed of sea dragons and pie. Leeli dreamed of sea dragons and dogs. Janner dreamed of sea dragons and his father. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

20 " Janner considered putting the lantern down so that maybe he could squeeze beside Podo and get in a jab or two. "

― Andrew Peterson , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)