It's surprising how often history is decided by something as trival as bad shellfish.

- John Flanagan

Gundar seemed to come to a decision. "Well, as my old mam used to say, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it's pro…

- John Flanagan

Anyone can make a mistake.... It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.

- John Flanagan

A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.

- John Flanagan

But then, in his lifetime, Halt had often ignored what was technically legal. Technicalities didn't appeal to him. All too often, they simply got in …

- John Flanagan

Failure is just a few seconds away from success.

- John Flanagan

Always expect something to go wrong," he told him. "Believe me, if you're wrong, you're not dissapointed. If you're right, you're ready for it.

- John Flanagan

People will think what they want to," he said quietly. Never take too much notice of it.

- John Flanagan

You can always win points. Winning people’s respect is a lot more important.

- John Flanagan