Nancy Farmer Quotes

No kindness is ever wasted, nor can we ever tell how much good may come of it.

Tam Lin says rabbits give up when they're caught by coyotes [...]. He says they consent to die because their animals and can't understand hope. But humans are different. They fight against death no ma...

I love you, Matt said.I love you, too, Maria replied. I know that's a sin, and I'll probably go to hell for it.If I have a soul, I'll go with you, promised Matt.

Don't be angry, the Bard said. Most people live inside a cage of their own expectations. It makes them feel safe. The world's a frightening place full of glory and wonder and, as we've both discovered...

I'd guess that you have some purpose to fulfill and that is why you were saved. But don't get a swelled head over it. A cabbage has a purpose when someone needs to make soup.

Oh, yes he does. He's a scientist, and they know everything. Religion is crap, declared Listen.You're the most obnoxious little brat I've ever met.Both of you be quiet,

Quests always have their ups and downs,' rumbled the giant. 'The point is never to give up, even if you're falling off a cliff. You never know what might happen on the way to the bottom.

It isn’t healthy to care for someone who can never love you back.

When you're small, you can choose which way to grow. If you're kind and decent, you grow into a kind and decent man. The idea that if you were mean, you might stay mean forever had never occurred to h...

I remembered what Olaf always said: You must never give up, even if you're falling off a cliff. You never know what might happen on the way down.

I could do it, Listen boasted. Show me how and I could run the whole damn planet. You can't even reach the on button, said Cienfuegos.

People’s souls are like gardens. You can’t turn your back on someone because his garden’s full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.

Patience and love can do anything.

I decided to forgive you after reading The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, María began. You remember the wolf I talked about? Well, he was a monster who terrorized everybody until Saint Francis gave...

I think people have an instinct for a family. You look until you find a mother, a father, a sister, a brother. They don't have to be blood relatives. They just have to love you. And when you find them...

Just say no to pillaging.

If you squat on a path, you'll get boils on your backside.

How much wickedness could you do in the service of good before it turned into pure evil?

You don’t have a soul, so you can’t be baptized. All animals are like that. I think it’s unfair and sometimes I don’t believe it. After all, what would heaven be without birds or dogs or horses? And w...

I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how rats are. It's what makes them rats. But a human doesn't run and hide in dark places, because he's...