Brian Jacques Quotes

There is no greater evil than killing. I don’t care whether they call it war or justice. Life is precious.

A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.

You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches…Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams.

Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.

Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully and digested fully, unlike that lunch you are bolting down, little friend.

Where’s the point in fighting and slaying if you can make a friend out of any beast instead of a foe?

Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.

Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it.

My values are not based on violence. My values are based on courage, which you see time and time again in my books. A warrior isn’t somebody like Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger. A warrior can be any age. A warrior is a person people look up to.

Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.

All little creatures are beautiful…every living thing when it first sees life is born in beauty. What they grow to be is a different matter.

Any weapon is a good weapon as long as ye can use it with honor and skill.