Top 180 Brandon Mull Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “You’re trying to figure out who you are. I see it. And you’ll make it. But not if you give up.” Seth heaved a sigh. “I might want to give up, but I won’t. I worry, though: what if everything I do just causes more harm?” “Everyone causes harm,” Calvin said. “Sometimes we hurt others, and sometimes we hurt ourselves. If you’ve caused a problem, you learn and do better. You become smarter for next time. And you undo what harm you can.”

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52. “I am custodian of the knowledge hoarded here.”

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53. “Brandon’s greatest regret is that he has but one life to give for Gondor.”

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54. “If we might be able to save this world, how can we walk away? Too many people around here have given up! Galloran said heroes sacrifice for causes; they do things that others hide from. I may not be some great hero, but I won’t hide from this. I would never live with myself.”

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55. “Was the anticipation worse than the event itself? At.”

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56. “What’s the meaning of life?” Cole tried. “There is no inherent meaning,” Aero replied. “All significance is constructed.”

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57. “Patience mimics the power of infinity.”

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58. “Before Five Kingdoms is complete, I will begin work on the sequel series to my Fablehaven books. It will be called Dragonwatch. I’m excited to share more stories about the characters of Fablehaven including Kendra, Seth, Newel, Doren, Warren, Bracken, Vanessa, Raxtus, etc. If you’re liking Five Kingdoms but haven’t tried Fablehaven, you should get to know those people! If you’d like to connect.”

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59. “Sometimes the best offense was avoiding self-destruction.”

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60. “Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I’ve taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It’s like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.”

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61. “Patience mimics the power of infinity. And nobody can win a staring contest with infinity. No matter how long you last, infinity is just getting started.”

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62. “Disliking someone is almost as big a commitment as loving someone, and it carries none of the benefits.”

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63. “Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others. Don’t pout; you’re about to see something impressive. And it won’t even give you nightmares.”

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64. “In order to be good, you must recognize the difference between right and wrong and strive to choose the right. To be truly evil you must do the contrary. Being good or evil is a choice.”

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65. “I find it a challenge to respect capable people who care only for their own interests.”

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66. “Seth hustled over. “What’s the password?” “Passwords are for sissies,” Warren’s muffled voice responded. “Works for me,” Seth said, unlocking the door and opening it.”

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67. “The absence of suffocating humidity and carnivorous plants was appreciated.”

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68. “About as musical as a landslide.”

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69. “For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.”

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70. “He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran had been in this same situation and had made the right choice. Jason felt less alone. Malodor had claimed that his opponents had no heroes among them. But Galloran was proof to the contrary. And Jason would be evidence as well. p. 420.”

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71. “The baby dove into the room, transforming grotesquely as it landed on the floorin a deft sumersault.”

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72. “Kendra, nice to meet you, may you find less happiness than you deserve. Dale, you are as mute as your brother, and nearly as pale. Seth, please have another mishap soon. Stan, you lack the wit of an orangutan, bless your soul. Do not be strangers.”

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73. “Life can be generous some days. But watch out – the price of living is pain. Same price as loving.”

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74. “We must set aside our wishes and give heed to reality. Nobody can accept the truth while hiding from it. When a decision matters, we have to stare at the truth unflinchingly. Only then can we find peace in our choices.”

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75. “Nothing is certain. Many ways lead to destruction. You will be tested beyond your capacity to endure. Should you survive the trials ahead, you will be a husband without a wife, a father without a son, a hero without a quest, and a king without a country. But take heart. Some must lose the way to find it. Some must be empty before they are full, weak before they are strong, and blind before they can see.”

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76. “The good stupid is the brave kind. When there’s a real reason behind. Bad stupid is everything else.”

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77. “You know,” the dragon said, still chewing, “for such a bad guy, he tastes pretty good.”

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78. “My father once admonished me to master the laws that govern fine writing until I could weave my words into worlds. If ever I accomplish that feat, I will sign my name to the tale.”

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79. “An unread book does nobody any good.”

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80. “None of us start out strong... And none of us have the exact same strengths.”

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81. “Seth trotted over to Kendra. Bringing good luck as usual It was a weak pass okay.”

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82. “Evil likes darkness.” “Why is that?” Seth asked. Grandma thought about the question a moment before answering. “Because evil likes to hide.”

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83. “Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don’t always get things right. Even postponing or avoiding a decision can become a choice that carries heavy consequences. Mistakes can be painful-sometimes they cause irrevocable harm-but welcome to Earth. Poor choices are part of growing up, and part of life. You will make bad choices, and you will be affected by the poor choices of others. We must rise above such things.”

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84. “In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you.”

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85. “Remember, if you get into horrible trouble and desperately need me, I’ll be much too busy with my own problems!”

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86. “If the whole meaning and purpose of life hinged on what he chose to love and who he chose to become, the answer became clear.”

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87. “After all, as long as you know, why make when you can take?”

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88. “A stocky zombie with curly orange hair.”

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89. “What has three heads, six arms, and half a brain?” Three asked. One and Two answered in unison. “Nate Sutter.”

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90. “All boys belong in insane asylums.”

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91. “After a great loss, after a difficult victory, after suffering extreme trauma, she wished she could have some time to hibernate. Not two days. Two years. Some serious time to pull herself together. Why did life always have to roll relentlessly forward? Why was every victory or defeat followed by new works and new problems?”

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92. “She shall be my queen, and I her most ardent admirer and protector. A new standard of love shall be established for the ages. Time will clarify my devotion! On this I would gladly stake my very soul!”

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93. “You heard what Declan said about you,” Cole realized. Liam gave a little shrug. “At least when he talks behind my back, he sticks to the same things he says to my face. It’s actually kind of admirable.”

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94. “I will not know that day has come because I will not stop trying.”

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95. “They’ll never know about this decision. They’ll never know how much their friendship meant to me. But I’ll know, and that’s enough.”

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96. “It was one thing to snuggle a little when the world seemed about to end, and quite another to explain to her parents that she wanted to date an ancient magical horse.”

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97. “Sometimes the most preposterous lies are the most believable.”

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98. “Without opening the gate, and keeping one hand near the elevator buttons, Seth shone the flashlight around the room. The last thing he wanted was to get cornered by zombies inside of an elevator.”

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99. “Laughing, Bracken threw his sword aside and extended a hand towards the wizard. “To me,” he said... The unicorn horn lept from the wizard’s hand and streaked to Bracken, who caught it effortlessly. In his grasp the horn immediately transformed into a sword...”

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100. “You just rode a flying camel through a sky full of ghosts,” Seth said.”

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