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“No dragon can resist the fascination of riddling talk and of wasting time trying to understand it.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. Dragons may not have much real use for all their wealth, but they know it to an ounce as a rule, especially after long possession; and Smaug was no exception.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
“How could we forget those ancient myths that stand at the beginning of all races, the myths about dragons that at the last moment are transformed into princesses? Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us...” Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
“My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
“I tell you, that dragon’s the most horrible animal I’ve ever met, but the way Hagrid goes on about it, you’d think it was a fluffy little bunny rabbit. When it bit me he told me off for frightening it. And when I left, he was singing it a...” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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