Top 180 Brandon Mull Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “But I’d rather work smart than hard.”

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102. “Please don’t assault me with that meat amalgam. It would surely cause infection.”

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103. “You’ve pulled off some shocking upsets in the past, but only a fool would bet on you this time. So I will.”

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104. “Look, my terrible childhood is all I’ve got! Don’t you dare try to top it.”

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105. “I’m not trying to do any good! I know I can’t solve the problem right now! But I do have feelings! And none of this is fun!”

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106. “Rachel opened her mouth to respond, but the head cut her off.”

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107. “I’d rather die this way than live that way. This is the best I’ve felt in a long time.”

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108. “I have plans to start a sequel series to Fablehaven around 2016. Beyonders.”

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109. “A shadow charmer enjoys brotherhood with the creatures of the night. His emotions cannot be manipulated. Nothing escapes his gaze. He hears and comprehends the secret languages of darkness.”

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110. “A common enemy is not necessarily a reliable basis for friendship.”

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111. “You said you wanted my story? Well, I was swallowed by a hippopotamus. Except I didn’t go into the hippo, I ended up in a tree. Then I sort of wandered here.”

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112. “We mustn’t leave Seth and the house unguarded,” Coulter said. “Unguarded?” Seth complained. “Are you trying to destroy my self-esteem?”

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113. “She refused to think of Neil, brave and quiet, whose reward for a heroic rescue was to be slowly devoured by strange cave balloons.”

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114. “The stupidest word Jason could have imagined. Utter nonsense. Supposedly it would unmake Maldor. He repeated the odd syllables in his mind, varying the inflection. If it failed, he could always try “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

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115. “Not a wall in the building lacked books. Books even occupied the space above doorways.”

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116. “Each human being has significant potential for light and darkness,” Grandpa continued. “Over a lifetime, we get a lot of practice leaning toward one or the other. Having made different choices, a renowned hero could have been a wretched villain.”

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117. “Fantasy leaves imaginations larger than it finds them.”

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118. “I hate how my past actions keep messing up my future options,” Seth muttered.”

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119. “They would probably search for him all over the zoo – the last place he’d been seen. He wondered if any evidence would implicate the hippo.”

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120. “Telling that guy a secret is like writing it across the sky.”

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121. “At the far end of the room, upon a moldering dais, a shabby man sat upon a battered thrown. A dingy rag bound his eyes, a tarnished crown rested upon his grey hair, and a grimy green robe edged in dirty white fur enshrouded his body. He looked like some homeless guy playing the part of a wise man in a soup kitchen Christmas pageant.”

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122. “Seth approached the dog and let it sniff his hand. A warm tongue caressed his palm, and Seth rubbed the top of the animal’s head. “You’re a good boy,” Seth said in his special voice reserved for babies and animals. “You’re not going to eat me, right?”

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123. “Being butchered by monkeys is pretty low on my list of ways to go.”

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124. “Hooves clomping over the whitewashed planks, Doren sprinted along the boardwalk after Rondus, a portly satyr with butterscotch fur and horns that curved away from each other. Puffing hard, Rondus cut through a gazebo and started down the stairs to the field. Only a few steps behind, Doren went airborne and slammed into the heavyset satyr. Together they pitched violently forward into the grass, staining their skin green.”

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125. “Forgive my brother,” Camira apologized. “We don’t normally let him out of his cage when guests are present.”

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126. “It doesn’t take a genius to plan a perfect assault,” Galloran said. “The trouble tends to show up during the execution.”

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127. “The bear would have to be stopped,” Grandma agreed. “Stan is just making the distinction that you wouldn’t blame the bear the same way you would blame a responsible person.”

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128. “Your attempt was valiant, but the fight was unfair. He was a seasoned warrior, fully armored. You were a lad with a short sword. You have a brave heart. That can be more important than size or strength.”

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129. “But my identity belongs to me. Only I can surrender that.”

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130. “Despite the darkness and the rhythmic trotting of the huge four-legged brick pulling the coach, Cole had failed to relax enough to sleep.”

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131. “With or without my memories, there may be no way back to my old life.” “There never is,” Calvin said. “We’re always moving forward. All you have is the present. Here we are. Just think about your next step. Forget your past for now. Start today. Get your next step right.”

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132. “Remember, if something goes wrong, if you need anything at all, you’re absolutely on your own.”

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133. “Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. p. 374.”

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134. “I don’t want to get killed either,” Seth said agreeably. “I’d much rather live. Partly because I know you’d write ‘I told you so’ on my gravestone.”

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135. “Rollan didn’t like when his horse had to walk near a drop-off, as they were now. He was allergic to the whole falling thing.”

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136. “Would you forgive a killer for not knowing how a gun functioned? How many would have to die before you stopped pardoning his ignorance?”

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137. “Causes have a way of tainting your reason until a person takes much bigger risks than sanity would otherwise allow.”

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138. “Mira admitted. “This is my risk to take. Not yours. I can live with getting myself killed.” “Technically, you can’t live if you get killed,” Jace pointed out.”

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139. “Fun to think about,” Cole said, straining to sound brave. “You get used to it,” Jace said. “If you live long enough.” “You should become a motivational speaker.” Jace grinned.”

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140. “Agreements. Specifically, a treaty ratified by all the orders of whimsical like forms who dwell here that affords a measure of security for mortal caretakers. In a world where mortal man has become the dominant force, most creatures of enchantment have fled to refuges like this one.”

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141. “When the gales come, raise a windmill, not a dam.”

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142. “Seth is in charge of my tombstone.”

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143. “Jason decided not to add that the best way to get him to focus on something was to tell him not to think about it.”

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144. “Only two towers remained standing, one of which was so crooked and damaged it looked ready to topple at a cough from a butterfly.”

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145. “No matter how hard I try, there’s a cynical corner of my mind where everything is an act. People are game pieces. Information is currency.”

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146. “Wow! I can hardly believe I finished Beyonders.”

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147. “I’m a little old-fashioned in some ways, and that carries over to this arrangement. Call it outdated chivalry, but there are some places I don’t feel women should go. Not because they aren’t intelligent or able. I just feel there is a certain respect with which a lady should be treated.” “Are you saying there are places you’d take.”

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148. “Rachel showed Ulani how to work the camera. Jason explained that the device would capture and preserve the image, along with their souls.”

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149. “What about all the Yahtzee we played?” “If Bubda play alone, Bubda always win.” Warren turned to Kendra and Elise. “I got seven Yahtzees once in a single game. Seven!” “He cheat,” Bubda mumbled. “For the millionth time, how was I supposed to cheat? You were right there! You watched me roll the dice!” “You cheat,” Bubda said. “Too much.”

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150. “Now every word of praise came back to him like a hot knife. Every delicious bite of food seemed poisonous.”

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