{"author":"John Flanagan","author_id":"John+Flanagan","total_quotes":71,"quotes":[{"text":"The the uncertainty was dispelled and the melancholy lifted as he saw a familiar stocky figure moving near one of the tents. 'Halt!' he cried out gladly, and a slight pressure with his knees set Tug galloping through the deserted Gathering site. The dog, caught by surprise, barked once, then shot in pursuit like an arrow from a bow. The grim-faced Ranger straightened from the fire at the sound of his former student's voice. He stood, hands on hips and a frown on his face as Will and Tug careered toward him. But inside, there was a lightening of his heart that he never failed to feel when in Will's company. Not for the first time, the realization hit Halt that Will was no longer a mere boy. No one wore the Silver Oakleaf if he hadn't proven himself to be worthy. Despite himself, he felt a surge of pride.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["halting","ranger-s-apprentice","will"],"id":6095,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"Halt eyed them balefully. They were all being so obvious about not mentioning his sudden reappearance that it was even worse than if they had commented on it...'Oh, go on!' he said. 'Somebody say something! I know what you're thinking!''It's good to see you up and about, Halt,' Selethen said gravely...Halt glared at the others and they quickly chorused their pleasure at seeing him back to his normal self. But he could see the grins they didn't quite manage to hide. He fixed a glare on Alyss.'I'm surprised at you Alyss,' he said. 'I expected no better of Will and Evanlyn, of course. Heartless beasts, the pair of them. But you! I thought you had been better trained!'...'Halt, I'm sorry! It's not funny, you're right... Shut up, Will.' This last was directed at Will as he tried, unsuccessfully, to smother a snigger.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["alyss","evanlyn","halt","laughter","ranger-s-apprentice","seasickness","selethen","will"],"id":14861,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"Anyone can make a mistake.... It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["mistakes"],"id":16949,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"Will had been taken aback in his confrontation with Arisaka to discover that his name- Chocho- meant 'Butterfly'... He was puzzled to know why they had selected it. His friends, of course, delighted in helping him guess the reason.'I assume it's because you're such a snazzy dresser,' Evanlyn said. 'You Rangers are a riot of color, after all.'...'I think it might be more to do with the way he raced around the training ground, darting here and there to correct the way a man might be holding his shield, then dashing off to show someone how to put their body weight into their javelin cast,' said Horace, a little more sympathetically. Then he ruined the effect by adding thoughtlessly, 'I must say, your cloak did flutter around like a butterfly's wings.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["evanlyn","horace","nicknames","ranger-s-apprentice","will"],"id":23406,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"Halt regarded him. He loved Horace like a younger brother. Even like a second son, after Will. He admired his skill with a sword and his courage in battle. But sometimes, just sometimes, he felt an overwhelming desire to ram the young warrior's head against a convenient tree.'You have no sense of drama or symbolism, do you?' he asked.'Huh?' replied Horace, not quite understanding. Halt looked around for a convenient tree. Luckily for Horace, there were none in sight.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["funny"],"id":25044,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"What was that, Kurokuma?' asked one of the escorts riding near him. The others chuckled at the name.'Nothing important,' Horace said. Then he looked at them suspiciously. 'What's this Kurokuma business?'The Senshi looked at him with a completely staight face.'It's a term of great respect,' he said. Several others within earshot nodded confirmation. They too managed to remain straight-faced. It was a skill the Nihon-Jan had perfected.'Great respect,' one of them echoed.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["horace","ranger-s-apprentice","respect"],"id":28971,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"I'd say,' the Ranger answered after a few seconds' deliberation, 'that he'll be heading south now that he has the chance. Back into Araluen.'How do you know that?' Horace asked. He was always impressed at the two Rangers' ability to read a situation and come up with the correct answer to a problem. Sometimes, he thought, they almost seemed to have divine guidance.'I'm guessing,' Halt told him.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["archery","arrows","awesome","clever","cool","epic","funny","funny-and-random","funny","hilarious","knight","witty"],"id":33780,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"Anything happening,” she whispered.“Aside from you blundering about like a lost elephant?” he asked, in the same low tone.She nodded, accepting the rebuke. “Aside from that.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["humor","maddie","will"],"id":37888,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"Yes, I'm back,' he said, 'And look who I ran into.'Horace grinned at him. 'I hope you ran into him hard.'As hard as I could.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["funny"],"id":49873,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"},{"text":"George!' [Horace] said, the relief evident in his voice. 'Are you all right?''No! I am not!' George replied with considerable spirit. 'I have a whacking great arrow stuck through my arm and it hurts like the very dickens! How could anybody be all right in those circumstances?'...'You saved my life, George,' Horace said gently...George grimaced. 'Well, if I'd known it was going to hurt like this, I wouldn't have! I would have just let them shoot you! Why do you live this way?' he demanded in a high-pitched voice. 'How can you bear it? This sort of thing is very, very painful. I always suspected that warriors are crazy. Now I know.","author":"John Flanagan","tags":["pain","ranger-s-apprentice"],"id":64604,"author_id":"John+Flanagan"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":71,"pages":8,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}