"How absurd it was that in all seven kingdoms, the weakest and most vulnerable of people - girls, women - went unarmed and were taught nothing of fighting, while the strong were trained to the highest reaches of their skill."

-- Kristin Cashore

#Girl Quotes #Strong Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country [Afghanistan] is dominated by drug economy and a mafia; textbook economics does not work in my context.”
“Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.”
“To be honest, when you're young and you watch The Deer Hunter for the first time, that's when you're like, "That's what I want to do."”
“Humankind has suddenly entered into a brand new relationship with our planet. Unless we quickly and profoundly change the course of our civilization, we face an immediate and grave danger of destroying the worldwide ecological system that sustains life as we know it.”
“Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.”
“I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible.”
“Sex is the one thing you cannot really swindle; and it is the centre of the worst swindling of all, emotional swindling.... Sex lashes out against counterfeit emotion, and is ruthless, devastating against false love.”
“Books were despised by the Viking Tribes, as they were seen as a horrible civilizing influence and a threat to the barbarian culture.”

Source : Cressida Cowell (2017). “How To Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons”, p.15, Hachette UK

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