There's no way to explain to a child that the line between good and evil isn't nearly as black and white as a fairy tale would lead you to believe. That an ordinary person can turn into a villain, under the right circumstances. That sometimes we dragon slayers do things we aren't proud of.
She always did like tales of adventure-stories full of brightness and darkness. She could tell you the names of all King Arthur's knights, and she knew everything about Beowulf and Grendel, the ancient gods and the not-quite-so-ancient heroes. She liked pirate stories, too, but most of all she loved books that had at least a knight or a dragon or a fairy in them. She was always on the dragon's side by the way.
I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.
I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is an actor is supposed to do before a film. Do a lot of research, get into the character. That's what I did with 'Dragon. '
Deliberately causing mayhem in Snape's Potions class was about as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye.
Working with Scorsese was an absolute dream, and one of my favourite ever jobs was 'Beowulf' because it was just pure acting. Your imagination explodes as you try to imagine you're fighting a dragon or whatever.
Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
It's been a thrilling journey - I have had to really learn that an orchestra is an entity - it's a creature. I have been calling it the dragon and the conductor is the dragon tamer. And you just have to. . . ride and don't let go and you will be fine.
The Scorpion connects with the Serpent through the Dragon.
And I plan to write a sequel to Dragon Rider.
And his paths shall be many, and who shall know his name, for he shall be beorn among us many times, in many guises, as he has been and ever will be, time without end. His coming shall be like the sharp edge of the plow, turning our lives in furrows form out of the places where we lie in our silence. The breaker of binds; the forger of chains. The maker of futures; the unshaper of destiny. -from Commentaries on the Prophecies of the Dragon, by Jurith Dorine, Right Hand to the Queen of Almoren, 742 AB, the Third Age
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
There, close enough to spit on--if I'd been a barbarian and inclined to spit--was the dragon.
She narrowed her eyes. “What is our heart’s desire?” “Vengeance. ” His voice was soft, as if he were afraid that someone might be listening. “Justice. ” Prince Doran pressed the onyx dragon into her palm with his swollen, gouty fingers, and whispered, “Fire and blood.
Raising Black children-female and male-in the mouth of a racist, sexist, suicidal dragon is perilous and chancy. If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they will probably not survive.
Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
Adrian sifted through the bags and pulled out a slice of coconut cream. "If I were a dragon, this is what I'd go for. " I didn't argue, mainly because that statement had no logical argument.
The ant's a centaur in his dragon world.
We should not be just a fan of dragons; we should always be the dragon himself. Then we will not be afraid of any dragon.
You do not steal from the dragon, oh, no. The dragon remembers.