“For a Hero cannot triumph all the time. Sometimes he will be defeated, and how he faces that defeat is a test of his character.”Cressida Cowell book How to Steal a Dragon's SwordSource: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
“The thing about grown ups is that they're always wanting you to be this Great Hero and Leader. What's wrong with being NORMAL, for Thor's sake? What's wrong with just being SO-SO at stuff? They're just totally unrealistic…”Cressida Cowell book How to Steal a Dragon's SwordSource: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
“The Hero cares not for a wild winter's storm. For it carries him swift on the back of the storm. All may be lost and our hearts may be worn, but a Hero fights forever.”Cressida Cowell Source: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale