Jonathan Renshaw Books & Quotes

“Yes, I'm sure [the princess] thinks daily of a delinquent midget apprentice growing up to claim her hand ahead of all the nobles and princes of the realm. What could any of them possibly give that you don't have, except titles, land, wealth and all that.”

Love Dream Desire Wealth Land Riches Noble Princess Think Apprentice Prince Marry Midget Claim Realm

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“Without imagination, things were only as they appeared – and that was blindness”

Inspirational Imagination

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“Without imagination, things were only as they appeared - and that was blindness. Things were more than they appeared, so much more. When he considered an oak tree, it was not just a tree. To someone small, like an ant, it was a whole landscape of rugged barky cliffs and big green leaf-plains that quaked when the sky was restless, a place of many strange creatures where fearsome winged beasts could pluck and devour someone in a blink.”

Truth Imagination Imagine Tree Strange Exciting Scary Appearance Deception Eyes Think Surreal Blink More Beholder Appear Decieve Ant Though

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“Aedan had never felt embarrassed about his imagination. Without it there was no magic.”

Imagination

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“How could children have spotted what everyone else couldn’t?” “Because we haven’t killed off our imaginations,” Aedan mumbled behind a wrapping of arms and knees.”

Imagination

Author:Jonathan Renshaw

“You!' Skeet bellowed. When uttered with just the right tone, this is the universal name for any boy. Accordingly, all heads snapped towards the angry master.”

Men Attention Boys Anger Angry Tone You Mischief Name Boy Yell

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“I always hated...all sad songs. I thought they made happy people miserable. Now I think I understand them better. Bards write them because they can't hold them back. Sadness has got to flow out or it gets stuck and turns bitter.”

People Time Song Sadness Sad Happy Bitter Miserable Write Understand Lyrics Bard

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“Are you planning to kiss me?' Aedan asked. 'No.' Emroy wrinkled a pimply nose. 'Then why are you standing so close?' Aedan's tone was perfect innocence.”

Dare Innocent Kiss Innocence Challenge Mischief Question Pluck Why Mischievous Close

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“Uh, I really didn't mean to disturb you.' 'I sincerely hope that is untrue. If you arrived here with no objective capable of disturbing me then you arrived with no objective at all, and you will have succeeded in disturbing me without purpose.”

Purpose Hope Meaning Need Objective Disturb

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“People who seek answers are often not looking for truth.”

Truth Answers

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“He could not afford to indulge misery, to live in the past and stumble through life facing backwards.”

Life Past Hope Regret Future Misery Backwards Walk Look Move Forward On

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“The confession of ignorance is crucial to the pursuit of knowledge. Another way of putting it is that those who pretend to know never will – they lack the humility to learn.”

Knowledge Humility Ignorance

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“First, the wind would rumble in the distance like an approaching river, then he would see grass bend, pressed by a great invisible hand. The dull rumble would rise in pitch to a swishing, lashing exultation, causing stalks to lie flat against the ground while the tougher branches of shrubs held themselves up and shrieked their defiance in the gusts. Then the first drops, cold and heavy, would plummet from the sky and burst on the ground.”

God Earth Peace Enjoy Nature Freedom Tree Sky Wind Cold Rain Storm Weather Grass Anticipation Lightning Free Gods Trees Fury Anticipate River Defiance Wild Ground Rumble Defiant Pitch Torrent

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“Unless the inquiry has been so exhaustive as to explore every possibility, the lack of evidence should never be used to ground a statement of fact. Unlikelihood certainly, but no more. A prematurely assumed fact blocks further inquiry.”

Doubt Possibility Evidence Inquiry Fact Possible Question Premature Test

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

“You would think,' Aedan said, 'that I'd feel good about this-I've grown while he, my old enemy, has shrunk. Yet all I feel is a terrible ache. I pity him, that he has been called by age to surrender his strength.”

Age Time Strong Change Weak Good Surrender Pity Think Bad Effect

Book:Dawn of Wonder

Source: Dawn of Wonder

Jonathan Renshaw Books

Dawn of Wonder

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