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Cressida Cowell is a celebrated author of children's literature, particularly known for her fantasy and adventure stories. Born on April 15, 1966, she has penned numerous books that have captivated the imaginations of young readers around the globe.

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“Oh, for Thor's sake..." said Hiccup. "I thought that was just a story..." "Stories come from somewhere," said the witch. "The past haunts the present in more ways than we realise.”

Way Said Stories Past Sake Realising Witch Hiccups

Author:Cressida Cowell

“That is a terrible plan." "Hiccup's plans are always t-terrible." "Hey! You're still here, aren't you?”

Stills Plans Terrible Hey Hey You Hiccups

Author:Cressida Cowell

“Wartihog put up his hand. "What happens if we can't read, sir?" "No boasting, Wartihog!" boomed Gobber. "Get some idiot to read it for you.”

Ifs Hands Happens Idiot Boast

Book:How to Train Your Dragon: How To Train Your Dragon

Source: How to Train Your Dragon: How To Train Your Dragon

“And now that its ruby eyes are set into the gold, you cannot see their tear-shape, so they seem to be laughing rather than crying. It is a constant reminder to me of the human ability to create something beautiful even when things are at the darkest.”

Humans Seems Eye Beautiful Ability Laughing Cry Tears Shapes Gold Constant Reminders Something Beautiful Rubies

Author:Cressida Cowell

“Sometimes it is only a True Friend who knows what we mean when we try to speak. Somebody who has spent a lot of time with us, and listens carefully to what we are trying to say, and tries to understand.”

Knows Trying Mean Sometimes Speak Understanding True Friend

Author:Cressida Cowell

“Remember, there is nothing wrong with a healthy sense of self-respect.”

Self Remember Healthy Self Respect Sense Of Self

Author:Cressida Cowell

“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.”

Stuff Leader Hero Normal Sake Just Being Great Hero Wanting You

Book:How To Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

Source: How To Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

“A Chief must show no fear, no worry... A Chief is a leader first, and a man second.”

Men Firsts Shows Leader Worry Chiefs No Fear No Worries

Book:How To Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

Source: How To Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

“The past haunts the present in more ways than we think. It certainly scares the living daylights out of ME"~ Old Wrinkly”

Thinking Way Past Fear Scare Daylight

Author:Cressida Cowell

“But how can we know that dragons did not exist? We have never actually BEEN to the Dark Ages.”

Knows Age Dark Dragons Dark Ages

Author:Cressida Cowell

“The past is another land, and we cannot go to visit. So, if I say there were dragons, and men who rode upon their backs, who alive has been there and can tell me that I'm wrong?”

Ifs Men Has Beens Past Alive Land Dragons

Author:Cressida Cowell

“Always sailing, sailing, sailing...never quite reaching.”

Reaching Sailing

Author:Cressida Cowell

“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.”

Sometimes Character Faces Hero Tests Defeat Triumph Defeated

Author:Cressida Cowell

“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.”

Heart May Care Fighting Lost Forever Hero Winter Storm Carrie Worn

Author:Cressida Cowell

“Books were despised by the Viking Tribes, as they were seen as a horrible civilizing influence and a threat to the barbarian culture.”

Book Culture Influence Threat Horrible Tribes Despised Barbarians Vikings

Book:How To Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons

Source: How To Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons

“Sometimes a King has to do terrible things in order to protect those he has sworn to look after. When the stakes are so high, dreadful decisions have to be taken. It is the responsibility of a King to take on that burden, that guilt.”

Looks Sometimes Order Decision Responsibility Taken Kings Terrible Protect Guilt Burden Stakes Terrible Things

Book:How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

Source: How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

“Most of us are lucky not to be Kings and Heroes, because we do not have to make the choices that Kings and Heroes have to make.”

Choices Kings Hero Lucky

Book:How To Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel

Source: How To Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel

“There were dragons when I was a boy.”

Boys Dragons

Author:Cressida Cowell

“The dragons I would write about would not be the rather generalized, big, green things that I had read about in storybooks. What I wanted to create was a multiplicity of different dragon species, of all shapes and sizes, adapted to their environment and habitats in the same way as birds or other animals we see today.”

Way Writing Different Bigs Today Wanted Animal Environment Shapes Bird Green Species Size Dragons Adapted Multiplicity Habitat Green Things

Author:Cressida Cowell

About the Author

Born: April 15, 1966
Known for: Author
Quotes: 69

Books & Sources

How to Betray a Dragon's HeroRelated source material

How to Fight a Dragon’s FuryRelated source material

How to Speak DragoneseRelated source material

How to Train Your DragonRelated source material

Twice MagicRelated source material

A Hero's Guide to Deadly DragonsRelated source material

How To Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's SwordRelated source material

How to Be a PirateRelated source material

How to Break a Dragon's HeartRelated source material

How to Steal a Dragon's SwordRelated source material

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